Effect of alignment of particles reinforcement on wear behavior of polymethyl methacrylate

Abstract

Epoxy is one type of materials for adhesive. It was improved the strength by adding the filler such as iron, alumina or silica. Generally, the epoxy adhesive was mixed with iron for application in the metal adhesive. The mechanical properties were importance of adhesive. Because, it was one factor for lifetime limit. The iron/epoxy was casted in the magnetic field which was alignment with surface of samples. The alignment of iron particles was induced with magnetic fields. The mechanical properties and wear behavior of samples were investigated hardness and wear test. It was found that the alignment of iron particles in the epoxy were improves hardness and wear.