Study of the Mechanical Behaviors of Fabric Made of Polyester Fibers in the Corrosive Ozone Gas Environment

Abstract:

Polyester textile is widely adopted in ordinary engineering applications where mechanical properties like high strength and relatively good plasticity are demanded at the same time. Though there has been some research on the change to its mechanical behavior in corrosive environments to study the effects of corrosion, for example, the ultraviolet (UV) light, the influence of corrosive media like ozone gas (O3) on its mechanical properties is rarely explored up to now. Here fabric made of polyester fibers is chosen to study the possible influence of ozone gas with extremely high concentration in the tensile strength as well as the failure behavior of this material. The aim of this research is at extending or expanding the application of polyester fabric to wider engineering areas through the study of the influence of extreme environment conditions in the mechanical properties of polyester fabric and the failure mechanism as well.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 166-169)
• Pages: 3206-3209
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.166-169.3206
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Guo Ning Liu, Hua Dong Zhao, Wei Yang, Shuang Cheng Wang, Ming Hao Zhao
• Keywords: Corrosive, Mechanical Behavior, Ozone Gas, Polyester Fabric

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