PENGARUH POSISI FIBER POLYETHYLENE PADA ZONA TENSION DAN MIKROPOROSITAS TERHADAP KEKUATAN FLEKSURAL FRC (PACKABLE RESIN COMPOSITE)
Abstract
FRC is a combination material of polymer matrix and reinforced fiber.
Reinforced fiber serves to distribute the load from the matrix to the fibers and it
can improve the mechanical properties of FRC (flexural strength). The position of
fiber on tension zone and the microporosity has an important influence of FRC
flexural strength. The aim of this study was to determine effect of polyethylene
fiber position (tension zone) and the microporosity on FRC flexural strength
(Packable Resin Composite).
This study was an experimental research laboratory. Materials research
used Polyethylene fiber 2mm width, Filtek Z250XT Packable, silane, and artificial
saliva. The sample in this study were the polyethylene fiber reinforced composite
(FRC) with 25x2x2mm and the fiber is in the tension zone of 0.2 mm thickness and
the entire thickness of packable resin composite is 1.8 mm. Resin was applied by
manual condensation technique using condenser and glass slide. The samples
were observed using SEM to determine the microporosity then the samples were
immersed in artificial saliva and incubated at 37°C for 24 hours. The samples
were tested using UTM to determine the flexural strength with the 1 Newton
initial load and the fulcrum of the sample is 2 mm.
The results of statistical test of microporosity and flexural strength by
using One Way Anova method (p=0,000). The result show the average value of
FRC microporosity is 1,68 mm2 then the FRC flexural strength is 99,32 Mpa.
These results show a significant effect (p <0.05). The conclusion of this research
is the lower value of microporosity then the flexural strength will be higher and
vice versa.