The paper presents an analysis of the filler's effect on the machining process and on changes in the thermomechanical properties of polymer composites based on aluminum chips. Composite research samples with a polymer matrix in the form of polyamide 6 were made by the pressing method. Comparative studies were carried out on the changes in thermomechanical properties and structure of the obtained molders with different filler contents and different fractions after the machining process. In order to determine the changes in thermal and mechanical properties, analysis was carried out using the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) method, thermal analysis of dynamic mechanical properties (DMTA) and a detailed stereometric analysis of the surface. After mechanical processing, roughness amplitude parameters and volumetric functional parameters were determined. In order to analyze the structure, tomographic examinations of the manufactured composite were conducted. In relation to the polymer matrix, a significant increase in the storage modulus of the composites was noted in the entire temperature range of the study. An increase in the enthalpy of melting of the matrix was noted in composites with a lower filler content and a shift in the melting range of the crystalline phase. Significant differences were noted in the study of the composite surfaces in the case of using fillers obtained after machining with different fractions. The dependencies of the functional and amplitude parameters of the surfaces after machining of composite samples prove the change in the functional properties of the surface. The use of aluminum chips in the composite significantly changed the surface geometry.

Department of Machining Assembly and Engineering Metrology Technical University of Ostrava 70800 Ostrava Czech Republic

Department of Technology and Automation Czestochowa University of Technology 42 200 Czestochowa Poland

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