Per: Juliana Sousa Gomes Ribeiro ( Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro), DAVID COVERDALE RANGEL VELASCO (UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO), Luís Fernando Fortunato de Freitas (UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO), FELIPE PERISSÉ DUARTE LOPES (UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO), CARLOS MAURÍCIO FONTES VIEIRA (UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO), Noan Tonini Simonassi (UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO.)
Abstract:
In industries ranging from aerospace and automotive to pharmaceutical and food, a high-resistance floor is essential. To achieve this, High-Performance Coatings (HPC), which combine epoxy resins and mineral materials in composite form, are used. These materials may include natural fibers. This article aims to study the compressive capacity of composites formed by epoxy resin, hardener, and dust derived from sugarcane bagasse, which is a waste material in industries and small businesses selling sugarcane juice. Thus, the compressive strengths of four mixing ratios of resin/hardener and sugarcane bagasse dust were analyzed: 1:0, 0.9:0.1, 0.8:0.2, and 0.7:0.3, respectively. From these results, the relevance of adding the natural residue can be observed, as it not only provides greater strength to the resin and is eco-friendly but also has a low acquisition cost, potentially even reaching R$0.00, making the production of this composite HPC cost-effective.