Strength of Assembly Butt Joints of Plastic Pipes
			
	
 
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				Lublin University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Nadbystrzycka 36, 20-618 Lublin, Poland
				 
			 
						
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				Department of Chemistry of the University of Turin, located in Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
				 
			 
										
				
				
		
		 
			
			
		
		
		
		
		
			
			 
			Publication date: 2020-03-01
			 
		 			
		 
	
							
					    		
    			 
    			
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    					Izabela  Miturska   
    					Lublin University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Nadbystrzycka 36, 20-618 Lublin, Poland
    				
 
    			
				 
    			 
    		 		
			
																	 
		
	 
		
 
 
Adv. Sci. Technol. Res. J. 2020; 14(1):10-17
		
 
 
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The aim of the study was to compare the welded and adhesive joints made of polypropylene pipes. The pipes were butt jointed. Two pipe diameters were used: ø20 mm and ø25 mm. Welded joints were made by hot gas welding, while adhesive joints were made by two epoxy adhesive compositions. The base for both compositions was Epidian 6 epoxy resin, which was mixed with IDA and TFF curing agents in recommended quantitative ratios. Experimental tests consisted in determination and comparison of strength properties of the made joints, therefore the analyzed joints were subjected to destructive strength tests, which determined their tensile strength in accordance with ISO 527-1 standard. On the basis of the obtained results it was observed that welded joints obtained the highest average strength. The lowest strength was characteristic for adhesive joints made with Epidian 6/TFF/100:27 adhesive. The obtained results were subjected to statistical analysis, which showed that the strength of ø20 mm diameter pipe joints did not differ significantly from the strength of ø25 mm diameter pipe joints, comparing the results for each type of joint with the assumed level of confidence α = 0.05.