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Effect of Low Content of Al2O3 Nanoparticles on the Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Polymethyl Methacrylate as a Denture Base Material

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Polymer chemistry

Abstract

In this study, the mechanical and tribological properties of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)-based dentures strengthened by a low content of alumina (Al2O3) nanoparticles were evaluated. PMMA nanocomposites with different weight fractions (0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, and 1 wt%) of Al2O3 were fabricated, and a sample of pure PMMA was used as a control. Compression, hardness, and wear tests were conducted to investigate the effect of a low Al2O3 filler content on the mechanical and tribological properties of PMMA. The addition of Al2O3 filler improved the mechanical and tribological characteristics of PMMA. The highest elastic modulus and compressive yield strength (3.56 GPa and 138.21 MPa, respectively) were obtained using the PMMA sample with 0.6 wt% of nanoalumina, which represent an increase of 20.27% and 14.7%, respectively, compared with those of the pure PMMA. The fracture toughness and hardness were improved with the increase in the filler content until it reached 0.8 and 1.00 wt%, respectively. The tribological characteristics of PMMA also improved with the addition of Al2O3 nanoparticles. The least coefficient of friction (COF) and wear rate were obtained at a filler content of 0.6 wt%. Therefore, the addition of low amounts of Al2O3 to PMMA-based resins can improve their mechanical and tribological properties such as hardness, elastic modulus, fracture toughness, COF, and wear resistance.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2022.88597.4786

Keywords

PMMA composites, Al2O3, Mechanical Properties, Friction, wear rate

Authors

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Mahmoud

Last Name

Gallab

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Production Engineering and Mechanical Design Department, Minia University, El-Minia 61111, Egypt , Micro-Nano Mechanical Science and Engineering Department, Nagoya university, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan

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mahmoud@biorobotics.mech.nagoya-u.ac.jp

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Mohamed

Last Name

Taha

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Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering and Technology, Arab Academy of Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport, Sadat Road – P.O. Box 11, Aswan, Egypt, Department of Materials Engineering and Mechanical Design, Faculty of Energy Engineering, Aswan University, Aswan, 81542, Egypt

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mohamed_taha@aast.edu

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First Name

Ahmed

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Rashed

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Production Engineering and Mechanical Design Department, Minia University, El-Minia 61111, Egypt

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ahmed-rashed@mu.edu.eg

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Nabhan

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Production Engineering and Mechanical Design Department, Minia University, El-Minia 61111, Egypt

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a.nabhan@minia.edu.eg

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0000-0001-7841-1115

Volume

65

Article Issue

8

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31862

Issue Date

2022-08-01

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2021-10-30

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2022-08-01

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1

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9

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0449-2285

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2357-0245

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297

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Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of Low Content of Al2O3 Nanoparticles on the Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Polymethyl Methacrylate as a Denture Base Material

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22 Jan 2023