Open AccessExploitive properties of composites on the polymer waste from the manufacture of car windows
Author(s) -
Z. Tartakowski,
Maksymilian Burzyński,
Katarzyna Cimander
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
autobusy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2450-7725
pISSN - 1509-5878
DOI - 10.24136/atest.2018.288
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , raw material , polyethylene , automotive industry , polyester , moisture , polymer , engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , aerospace engineering
In the last five years, the number of laminated glass produced in Poland for the automotive industry has almost doubled. It is the effect of increasing requirements in the area of vehicle safety and use. This also caused the increase in the amount of waste in glass production technology. The demands of circular economy require the re-use of waste as raw materials. PVB as a structural material is characterized by good mechanical properties in a wide range of positive and negative temperatures and high sensitivity to moisture (high hygroscopy). On the basis of PVB waste from the production of glass and using recyclate of polyethylene and polyester-glass dust, new material composites were made. Taking into account the hygroscopic properties of PVB, aging tests of new materials were made after exposure to them in the HHC climate. The influence of the aging process on the tested properties was determined. The results confirmed the possibility of using composites for technical products in the automotive industry.