Effect of Nanomaterial on the Properties of Ultra High Performance Concrete

In recent years, there is a great interest in many countries to use the limestone powder in produce concrete by the replacing it as a proportion of cement weight able to improving the properties of the concrete as well as this type of powder lead to the reducing concrete cost and the CO2 emissions through the process of cement industry. This study examined of the effect of the limestone powder indifferent proportion (5, 10, 15, and 20) % replaced by the weight of cement on the properties of Ultra High Performance Concrete). Where it included five tests consisted of workability of fresh concrete (slump test method), compressive strength, tensile strength, water absorption, and density. The Results show the possibility of replacing 15% of the cement weight with limestone powder lead to improving of concrete strength but negative effects on the properties observed as the amount of limestone powder exceeds this ratio.

STUDY PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF ERODING POWDER LEAD BRONZES OBTAINED IN DISTILLED WATER

The article is devoted to the current problem of processing waste of conductive materials, in particular lead bronze, which accumulates in large quantities at enterprises. A promising method for processing any conductive material, characterized by wastelessness, ecological purity of the process, and low energy costs, is the method of electroerosive dispersion. The essence of the method of electroerosive dispersion is the destruction of current-conducting material as a result of local exposure to short-term electrical discharges between the electrodes. In the discharge zone, under high temperatures, heating, melting and partial evaporation of the material occurs, resulting in the formation of finely dispersed powder particles. At the same time, the electrical parameters of the installation will affect the productivity of the process for obtaining powder materials: the voltage at the electrodes, the capacitance of the discharge capacitors, and the repetition rate. The article presents the results of the analysis of particles of powdered lead bronze obtained by the method of electroerosive dispersion in distilled water from wastes, using the laser analyzer of particle sizes "Analysette 22 NanoTec". It has been experimentally established that the average particle size of powdered lead bronze is 9.73 μm, the arithmetic value is 9.731 μm. It was also found that the elongation coefficient (elongation) of particles with a size of 7.188 μm is 1.50.

A Lead Free Graphite Conducting Paste for Screen Printing

A lead free graphite conducting pastes were prepared by using graphite powder, lead free low-melting glass and terpineol ethyl cellulose solution. By analyzing the sheet resistance, Vickers hardness as well as the adhesion strength of the sintered film prepared by the pastes formulated with different composition, the composition of the paste with preferable properties was evaluated as in mass percent: organic vehicle 60, graphite powder 15~20, and low melting glass 20~25. The films, prepared by the pastes using the lead free glass with a glass transition temperature of 476°C, were perfectly flat and compact after fired at a peak temperature within the range from 520°C to 580°C. The sheet resistance of the fired film with glass content of 25wt% was 135Ω/mm2when the thickness of the film was 25±3μm, while the Vickers hardness and the binder force between the sintered film and the substrate were favorable. In addition, the rheological behaviors of the typical paste were characterized by using an ARES (RFS-III) rheometer. It is found that a weak flocculated network structure is formed in the paste for the high solid filler.