| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2023 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Composite Materials for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Material Development and Application
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| Presentation Title |
Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly High Filler Content Coal Plastic Composites as Construction Materials: A Study of Mechanical Performance, Thermal Stability, and Flammability |
| Author(s) |
Yahya Al-Majali, Jason Trembly |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Yahya Al-Majali |
| Abstract Scope |
Polymer composites filled with natural fillers are widely used in many high-volume applications such as structural building materials owing to cost, performance, and environmental advantages. This study discusses the development of a more-sustainable and environmentally friendly coal plastic composites (CPCs) engineered as a better alternative for wood-plastic composites (WPCs). Mechanical and physical properties of CPC materials made with bituminous and sub-bituminous coals at varying coal content (40-60 wt.%) were evaluated and compared to predominant commercially available WPC decking products. Flexural results indicated CPC materials exceed the building code requirements and at the 60 wt.% possessed higher flexural strength compared to WPCs. CPC materials possessed better thermo-oxidative stability and flammability performance compared to HDPE and most WPC products. Further, CPC manufacturing requires 62% less energy usage and produces 44% less greenhouse gas emissions compared to WPCs. The presentation will also present recent results of scaling CPC manufacturing using commercial extrusion equipment. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |