Banca de DEFESA: ARTHUR SANTOS LONGATI

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : ARTHUR SANTOS LONGATI
DATE: 12/09/2025
TIME: 13:30
LOCAL: Google meet
TITLE:

SANDWICH PANEL COMPOSED OF REUSED ALUMINIUM RINGS

KEY WORDS:

Keywords: sandwich panel, circular honeycomb core, reused aluminium

PAGES: 88
BIG AREA: Engenharias
AREA: Engenharia Mecânica
SUBÁREA: Mecânica dos Sólidos
SPECIALTY: Mecânica dos Corpos Sólidos, Elásticos e Plásticos
SUMMARY:

The recycling or reuse of plastic, metallic, or ceramic waste in new structures plays a crucial role in sustainability and the circular economy. This study aims to reuse aluminium cans as a circular honeycomb-type core material in sandwich panels. It is important to note that the aluminium cans will be cut transversely to obtain rings. Therefore, this is a reuse of the material rather than recycling, allowing for significant savings in energy and emissions associated with reprocessing and refining during recycling manufacture. The developed sandwich panels consist of galvanised steel faces, reused aluminium rings, and a plant-based adhesive made from castor oil. The aluminum rings are arranged in two architectures, forming an orthogonal and hexagonal core packaging. The panels were tested with and without sanding of the upper and lower faces. Mechanical properties were obtained via three-point bending tests following the guidelines of the RJS method and ASTM C393 and ASTM D7250 standards. The sandwich panels achieved a maximum load of up to 415 N and a maximum average flexural modulus of 2143 MPa, a performance compatible with other studies in the existing literature that analyzed similar sustainable sandwich structures. These results demonstrate the potential for reusing aluminum cans as core material for sandwich structures in sustainable secondary engineering applications, including construction and transportation systems.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1691537 - TULIO HALLAK PANZERA
Interno - 2695307 - LEANDRO JOSE DA SILVA
Externo à Instituição - JOSE RICARDO TARPANI
Externo à Instituição - ANTÔNIO CARLOS ANCELOTTI JUNIOR - UNIFEI