TY - JOUR T1 - Utilization of Construction Waste to Developing an Abrasive Materials AU - M. Sabaa, Zainab AU - M. Fahad, Besma JO - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences VL - 14 IS - 8 SP - 2582 EP - 2587 PY - 2019 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-949x DO - jeasci.2019.2582.2587 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.2582.2587 KW - Specimens KW -polymer KW -glazed KW -hardness KW -materials whilst KW -conditions AB - The waste resulting from construction and demolition process increased greatly in the last few decades resulting in the highest percentage of wastes. Using waste to produce artificial abrasives be one of the options to preserve the nonrenewable materials and minimize cost. In this study, the waste of building brick and glazed ceramic tiles were used to develop a bonding abrasive in form of the particulate composite using epoxy resin as a matrix. The waste of the two materials was crushed to obtain grits of 150, 300, 1200 μm sizes. Hardness and wear rate were investigated for the abrasive composite specimens which carried out under different conditions that emulate the abrasives working conditions, i.e., the heat results from friction causing post cure to the polymer beside the effect of coolant. The highest hardness results along with low wear are shown by glazed ceramic tiles waste. It can be concluding that each of the post-cure and room temperature conditions gives the best results for both materials whilst the post-cure and immersion together possess the poorest results. ER -