EVALUATION OF HOT- GAS AND HEATED TOOL WELDMENTS OF POLYPROPYLENE/BONE PARTICULATE COMPOSITES

• <p> </p><div><b>TABLE OF CONTENTS</b></div><div>Title Page</div><div>Abstract</div><div>Table of Content</div><div>List of Abbreviations</div><div><br></div><div><b>

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

• </b>&nbsp;INTRODUCTION</div><div>1.1Statement of the Problem</div><div>
• 1.2Aim and Objectives of the Study</div><div>
• 1.3Significance of the Study</div><div>
• 1.4Scope and Limitation of the Research</div><div><br></div><div><b>

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• </b>&nbsp;LITERATURE REVIEW</div><div>
• 2.1Polymers and Polymer Composites</div><div>2.1.1Classification of polymers</div><div>2.2.
• 1.Polypropylene</div><div>2.2.
• 2.Chemical and physical properties of polypropylene</div><div>2.2.
• 3.Polymer additives</div><div>2.2.
• 4.Bone particles</div><div>2.2.
• 5.Composite materials</div><div>2.2.
• 6.Classification of composites</div><div>2.2.
• 7.Classification based on reinforcement</div><div>2.2.
• 8.Classification based on matrix</div><div>2.2.
• 9.Design considerations in composites</div><div>2.2.
• 10.Properties and testing of composites</div><div>2.2.
• 11.Applications of polymer composites</div><div>
• 2.3Welding of Plastics and Plastic Composites</div><div>2.3.
• 1.Fusion bonding</div><div>2.3.
• 2.Thermal welding</div><div>2.3.
• 3.Friction welding</div><div>2.3.
• 4.Electromagnetic welding</div><div>2.4.
• 0.Review of the previous literatures</div><div><br></div><div><b>

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• </b>&nbsp;MATERIALS AND METHODS</div><div>3.
• 1.Materials</div><div>3.
• 2.Equipment</div><div>3.
• 3.Experimental Methods</div><div>3.3.
• 1.Bone procurement and treatment</div><div>3.3.
• 2.Bone degreasing</div><div>3.3.3.Sieving of bone</div><div>3.3.
• 4.Compounding of mix</div><div>3.3.
• 5.Cutting</div><div>3.
• 4.Welding of Composite</div><div>3.4.
• 1.Hot gas welding</div><div>3.4.
• 2.Heated tool welding</div><div>3.
• 5.Testing of Composites</div><div>3.5.
• 1.Density determination</div><div>3.5.
• 2.Water absorption test</div><div>3.5.
• 3.Tensile test</div><div>3.5.
• 4.Flexural/bend test</div><div>3.5.
• 5.Hardness test</div><div>3.5.
• 6.Impact test</div><div>3.5.
• 7.Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)</div><div>3.5.
• 8.Soil burial test</div><div><br></div><div><b>

Chapter FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

• </b>&nbsp;RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS</div><div>
• 4.1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Introduction</div><div>
• 4.2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Result of Density Test</div><div>
• 4.3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Result of Water Absorption Test</div><div>
• 4.4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Result of Tensile Strength Test</div><div>
• 4.5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Percentage Elongation</div><div>
• 4.6&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Result of Flexural Strength Test</div><div>
• 4.7&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Result of Impact Energy Test</div><div>
• 4.8&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Result of Hardness Test</div><div>
• 4.9&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Result of Soil Burial Test</div><div>
• 4.10&nbsp; &nbsp; Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Images</div><div><br></div><div><b>

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• </b>&nbsp;CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS</div><div>
• 5.1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Conclusions</div><div>
• 5.2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Recommendations</div><div>
• 5.3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Contributions to Knowledge</div><div>REFERENCES</div>APPENDIX<br> <br><p></p>