Projeto informacional para uso de materiais compósitos em plataformas industriais

Abstract

Metallic materials are extremely susceptible to corrosive mechanism, especially when they are used in industrial environments, which can suffer ph variations or external environment. Such reasons increase the cost of maintenance in industrial plants and promote in companies the desire to search for a new alternative. One of the most suitable alternatives for reducing such costs is the replacement with materials that not suffer corrosive effects, such as composite materials. However, for an application in an industrial environment it is necessary to legally prove that the material meets several requirements of chemical, electrical and mechanical nature in order to guarantee the safety of the plant. Thus, the present work aims to develop an informative research to assist in the construction of a future international standard of Braskem S / A, to monitor the substitution of metallic materials used in secondary structures of industrial platforms (Floor grid, handrail and ladder) by composite materials. In this document, a brief study on composite materials is presented addressing its resources and its manufacturing processes in order to measure or the most suitable process for an application requested by Braskem, in addition, a set composite material suppliers were investigated where the main standards used by them for their manufacture and testing and certification are used. Through a search carried out in the national and international literature, tables were constructed that show schematic shapes about relevant norms and recommendation for construction, definition of characteristics, testing and certification of products manufactures in composite materials. In this way, the main information for the construction of a new standard was addressed in order to allow a future replacement of the materials currently used in the industrial platforms of Braskem companies.