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Shredded Material Before heating
Testing
Shredded composite material will be placed into the toaster oven from 350-752 degrees F. Timing for the oven is from 30 minutes to 2 hours. Additional testing was done to make sure the shredded material in the oven was reaching the set temperature.
Data for 2nd Requirement
Shredded material after heating
Leftover Resin after heating
Results:
After the conducting the experiment it was determined that about 20% of the total mass was decayed. Due to the nature of the Carbon Fiber being able to resist heat better than the resin, the 20% decay is from the resin. This was 5% off from meeting the requirement of 25% net decay. Within 5% is close enough to try and separate the fiber. Also for testing 752 degrees F was needed instead of 550 degrees F.
For the second requirement the data showed that the shredded material was reaching the set temperature .
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Budget
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This project along with the partnering project (composite delaminator) is funded by JCATI for $5000. This Re-Claimer project costs $800.
Videos of Testing:
Video of Experiment in process
Video of after testing
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