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MATERIALS
卷 14, 期 14, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma14144039
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big sheep horn; Deccani; mechanical property; physical property; simulation; structural application
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- King Khalid University [R.G.P. 2/127/42]
This study investigates the physical and mechanical properties of bighorns of Deccani breed sheep native from Karnataka, India. The results suggest that the mechanical properties of the horn are significantly affected by the presence of water content, showing anisotropy and depending more on water content than coupon orientation. Wet conditioned specimens exhibited a significant loss in mechanical properties compared to dry specimens.
This paper investigates the physical and mechanical properties of bighorns of Deccani breed sheep native from Karnataka, India. The exhaustive work comprises two cases. First, rehydrated (wet) and ambient (dry) conditions, and second, the horn coupons were selected for longitudinal and lateral (transverse) directions. More than seventy-two samples were subjected to a test for physical and mechanical property extraction. Further, twenty-four samples were subjected to physical property testing, which included density and moisture absorption tests. At the same time, mechanical testing included analysis of the stress state dependence with the horn keratin tested under tension, compression, and flexural loading. The mechanical properties include the elastic modulus, yield strength, ultimate strength, failure strain, compressive strength, flexural strength, flexural modulus, and hardness. The results showed anisotropy and depended highly on the presence of water content more than coupon orientation. Wet conditioned specimens had a significant loss in mechanical properties compared with dry specimens. The observed outcomes were shown at par with results for yield strength of 53.5 +/- 6.5 MPa (which is better than its peers) and a maximum compressive stress of 557.7 +/- 5 MPa (highest among peers). Young's modulus 6.5 +/- 0.5 GPa and a density equivalent to a biopolymer of 1.2 g/cc are expected to be the lightest among its peers; flexural strength 168.75 MPa, with lowest failure strain percentage of 6.5 +/- 0.5 and Rockwell hardness value of 60 HRB, seem best in the class of this category. Simulation study identified a suitable application area based on impact and fatigue analysis. Overall, the exhaustive experimental work provided many opportunities to use this new material in various diversified applications in the future.
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