Composites

- Read the material safety data sheet (MSDS) and technical data sheet (TDS) for the resins that you're using

You can find the datasheet in this >>link<<

- Design and make a 3D mould (~ft2 /30x30cm), and produce a fibre composite part in it

In this week use the cloth his name is “yute” is a fiber natural very used for applications in textiles, I test with resin polyester, the fiber I see in my country to contain some things and this fiber is very resistant and to add the resin to give a firm, to try this I used the lamp as mold and use the mold to do in printing with a counter mold to adjust the fiber with the resin to form the figure.

First to begin to see the reaction the material make a little proof with the resin, then I prepared the lamp to use with a mold first is to protect with a release agent with kitchen oil, with the according protection in tour hands hold a fiber while place the resin, make sure that the resin creates a thin layer, next cover with counter mold to adjust the materials between them, the composition of the resin is of the 100 % of resin a 10% catalyst this mixture you can vary depend of how fast you need solidify the resin, if you need less time, you should increase the catalyst to make more fast the reaction.

Learning outcomes:

- Demonstrate workflows used in mould design and construction

In the second objective I describe the construccion and the process to make in the composite with resin and jute.

- Select and apply suitable materials and processes to create a composite part.

For the composite, I select two materials jute and resin, for test and how react the two materials.

Have I:

Shown how you made your mould and created the composite.

The mold is the same of the previous assignment and use the molding and casting for make counter mold, the composite show in this assignment how that make and the amount you need to make the mixture.

- Described problems and how you fixed them.

- Included your design files and ‘hero shot’ photos of the mould and the final part.

The problem is the jute width and the mold is very attached at counter mold and place the jute between the mold and counter mold is very complicate, I recommended in the moment to make the mold first know the width of the fiber and proceed to print the mold.

- Read and linked to the material safety data sheet (MSDS) and technical data sheet (TDS) for the resins that you're using.

The datasheet is in the top of the website.

Dwonload files

You can find the file in the last week Moldin and Casting

File in Repo