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AuthorAlMaadeed, Mariam A.
AuthorKahraman, Ramazan
AuthorKhanam, P. Noorunnisa
AuthorMadi, Nabil
Available date2016-10-09T10:35:35Z
Publication Date2012-12
Publication NameMaterials & Design
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2012.05.055
CitationMariam A. AlMaadeed, Ramazan Kahraman, P. Noorunnisa Khanam, Nabil Madi, Date palm wood flour/glass fibre reinforced hybrid composites of recycled polypropylene: Mechanical and thermal properties, Materials & Design, Volume 42, December 2012, Pages 289-294
ISSN02613069
URIhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261306912003652
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/4843
AbstractRecycled polypropylene (RPP) based hybrid composites of date palm wood flour/glass fibre were prepared by different weight ratios of the two reinforcements. Mixing process was carried out in an extruder and samples were prepared by injection molding machine. Recycled PP properties were improved by reinforcing it by wood flour. The tensile strength and Young’s modulus of wood flour reinforced RPP increased further by adding glass fibre. Glass fibre reinforced composites showed higher hardness than other composites. Morphological studies indicated that glass fiber has good adhesion with recycled PP supporting the improvement of the mechanical properties of hybrid composites with glass fiber addition. Addition of as little 5wt% glass fibre to wood flour reinforced RPP increases the tensile strength by about 18% relative to the wood flour reinforcement alone. An increase in wood particle content in the PP resulted in a decrease in the degree of crystallinity of the polymer. The tensile strength of the composites increased with an increase in the percentage of crystallinity when adding the glass fibre. The improvement in the mechanical properties with the increase in crystallinity percentage (and with the decrease of the lamellar thicknesses) can be attributed to the constrained region between the lamellae because the agglomeration is absent in this case.
SponsorQatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP)
Languageen
PublisherElsevier, Ltd
SubjectRecycled polypropylene
Date palm wood flour
Glass fibre
Extrusion
Tensile properties
TitleDate palm wood flour/glass fibre reinforced hybrid composites of recycled polypropylene: Mechanical and thermal properties
TypeArticle
Pagination289-294
Volume Number42
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