Avaliação das propriedades mecânicas e emissão de ruído de roldanas poliméricas de POM/TPU utilizadas na indústria moveleira

Abstract

Polyoxymethylene (POM), an engineering polymer with good mechanical properties, blended with thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), a polymer composed by a flexible and a rigid phase, are an alternative of materials to be used in external bands of pulleys, aiming to reduce the noise emission of pulleys when used in system drive cabinets doors, occurring pulleys contact with a metallic rail. In this work, the mechanical, physical, thermal and morphological properties of POM/TPU blends were evaluated in the proportions of 100/0, 80/20, 70/30, 60/40, 50/50, 40/60 and 0/100 (w/w). The blends were prepared in a twin screw extruder and after the samples were injected in a conventional injector. The increase in the levels of TPU on the blends promoted a rise in the impact resistance, abrasion and a decrease in the material hardness. There was an increase in the deflection heat temperature of the blends with enhanced content of POM. Through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was observed a blend with the presence of dispersed TPU particles. The noise emission showed that with the decrease in the modulus of elasticity of the polymer occurs a reduction of noise emission. This reduction is evident in frequencies above 1 kHz, causing 2-5dB reduction of noise emission.