Chapter 6

Q.9 The dynamic mechanical response of a thermoplastic automotive component has shown a damping factor
angle 55° and storage modulus of 3500 MPa. The loss modulus (MPa) of the component is __. (round off to 2
decimal place)

[9][4998-5005]

loss  modulus E 
Damping  factor  or Loss  factor  Tan    
storage  modulus E 

Storage modulus= 3500MPa & damping factor (δ) =55

loss modulus  Storage modulus  tanδ  3500  tan 55  4998.52

Q.[20][a]
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H m  1 .base.height  1  13  (346  318)  182kcal / mol

Enthalphy change of the polymer: 2 2
Toff

H m   C .dT  Area of
Ton
p the curve Cp against Temperatue

H m  1 .base.height  1  13  (346  318)  182kcal / mol

2 2

H m 182
S m    0.547 kcal / mol.K
Entropy at melting point= Tm 60  273

Chapter-7
Q.14)

Option A

a) P-3; Q-1; R-4; S-3

Chapter-8
Q.15 explanation
Surface area of the 10 20 filler is: 1020x2x (1000x1000+1000x10+1000x1000) x
10-18 = 204x106 m2
Q.16:

Range [5.75-5.90]

Q.17

[17][12.98- 13.10]

The elastic modulus in the iso stress condition: Delete

1 0.35 0.65 1 Vm V f
  ; Ec  10.4348 Elastic modulus  
Ec 4.2 52 Ec Em E f

V  Vm  V f  1 Vm  0.35 & V f  0.65

Total volume ;
1 0.35 0.65
  ; Ec  10.4348
Ec 4.2 52

Vf
Ef 0.65
 52.0  0.1304;13.04%
1 1
Ec 10.4348
The strain carried out by the fiber

Q.21 [21][697.60 – 699.35]

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The ratio of the load carried by the fibers to that carried by the matrix is

10000  Fm  13.33  Fm

Ff E f Vf

Fm EmVm

Ff 70  0.4 F
  13.33; Fm  f
Fm 3.5  0.6 13.33

Fc  Ac c  200  50  10000 N  

Fc  Fm  Ff

10000  Fm  13.33  Fm

  Fm  697.8367 N
Q.22 The theoretical density of a reinforced composite is 1.8 g/cm 3. A 1000 cm3 reinforced composite consists
of 910 cm3 polymer matrix(density 1.6 g/cm 3). The void percentage in a composite when density of fiber is 2.5
g/ cm3 is ___%. (round off to 2 decimal place)

Correction ch-12
Q.1) Nominal stress of a polymer sample denotes by S0 & strain by ϒ0. True strain is defines as:

[18][585.80-586.05]
Poisson ration   Ey /  Ex

0.8 / 50
Poisson ratio   0.6
4 /150
E  2G  1  ν 
E = elastic modlus, G = Rigidity & v = Poisson ratio

F/A
E  Stress / strain 
strain
3 3
25000 / (50  10 10 10 )
E=  1875MPa
4
150
1875  2  G  1  0.6  ; G 585.937 MPa