Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : October 07, 2017 - October 09, 2017
The effect of metal fiber addition to sawdust compact was investigated. Cedar sawdust under 600 μm and aluminum fiber were used. Mixture of the sawdust and the fiber was compacted at 220 degree C and compaction pressure of 50 MPa. The sawdust without the fiber was also compacted under the same condition. Tensile tests were conducted on these compacts. The result of tensile test shows that the tensile strength of the fiber-mixed compact was lower than that of the fiber-free compact. This result suggests that the fiber and the sawdust were not bonded. Therefore, there is a possibility that the metal fiber addition to the sawdust compact lowers the strength of the compact.
