Archimedes Principle Of Density

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3.6 Density
The density was measured by using an electronic densitometer. This apparatus operate by using the Archimedes Principle, which states the apparent loss in weight of a body immersed in fluid, is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced (Orr et a.l, 2003). Figure 3.10: Free body diagram of Archimedes Principle of density determination

Figure 3.10 shows the free body diagram of Archimedes principle. The density of materials is defined as a ratio of mass per unit volume. The unit of density is kilogram per cubic meter (kgm-3). Density of the solids could be determined by the technique as referred as the apparent porosity and apparent density. The density is difference for different materials. The lighter products have lower value of density compare to the heavier product which have higher value of density. The formula for density is:
Formula:

Where; W_d=weight of dried sample W_s=weight of suspended sample W_w=weight of wetted sample …show more content…

Figure 3.11 shows the Mettler Toledo density kit. This density kit use the Archimedes concept in determines the specimen density (Orr et al, 2003). Figure 3.11: Mettler Toledo density kit
3.7 Sample Preparation

The sample preparation is important to produce something that is representative to all specimens. The variation material properties will affect the preparation of sample. For example, the characteristic of material is important to move next step which is grinding and polishing.

3.7.1 Grinding
First, the sample need to label. Next, the water was applied and the flow was adjusted according to the amount of water used. The manuals fine grinding is performed by drawing the sample in one direction across the surface of the water on abrasive paper. The debris from the sample was washed and dried. The samples were ground from 600 to 2000 micron size of Silica Carbide paper. 3.7.2

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