TITLE:
Usability of Polymer Concrete as a Machine-Making Material Regarding Fatigue Strength
AUTHORS:
Ergun Ateş, Mahmut Nedim Gerger
KEYWORDS:
Fatigue; Composite; Epoxy; Polymer Matrix
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Engineering and Technology,
Vol.1 No.3,
November
5,
2013
ABSTRACT: In
many studies conducted on polymer concretes of different structures, some of
the mechanical behaviours such as compression, bending, damping, and fatigue
have been investigated. Specimens and experimental taxonomy used in the
majority of these studies explore the idea of using polymer concrete either as
a construction material or as a material for building the body of machine
tools. The experimental methodology and specimens used in this study to
investigate the fatigue strength were chosen according to the machine-making
material. In “rotational flexural fatigue” experiments conducted using high
compressive strength composite materials, fatigue strength values were observed
to be lower than previous studies.