Rafael Gaxiola-Cockburn

Mr. Rafael Gaxiola-Cockburn

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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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7 September 2020 in Polymers
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RGRafael Gaxiola-Cockburn
Rafael Gaxiola-Cockburn
OMOscar Martinez-Romero
Oscar Martinez-Romero
Alex Elías-ZúñigaAlex Elías-Zúñiga
Alex Elías-Zúñiga
Daniel Olvera-TrejoDaniel Olvera-Trejo
Daniel Olvera-Trejo
JHJose Emiliano Resendiz Hernandez
Jose Emiliano Resendiz Hernandez
Cintya Soria-HernándezCintya Soria-Hernández
Cintya Soria-Hernández
This research focuses on investigating how physical and mechanical properties of polypropylene (PP) recycled material are modified when ultrasonic micro injection molding (UMIM) technology is used to produce material specimens. Experimental characterization by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra, and rheology tests show that the fabricated PP samples were able to withstand up to five times recycled processing before some signs of mechanical and physical properties degradation are observed. Surprisingly, uniaxial extension tests show an increase of 3.07%, 10.97% and 27.33% for Young’s modulus, yield stress and ultimate stress values, respectively, and a slight reduction of 1.29% for the samples elongation at break when compared to the experimental data collected from virgin material samples. The improvement of these mechanical properties in the recycled samples suggests that ultrasonic microinjection produces a mechano-chemical material change.