Investigating the effects of liquid-plasma treatment on tensile strength of coir fibers and interfacial fiber-matrix adhesion of composites

2020 ◽  
Vol 183 ◽  
pp. 107722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andi Erwin Eka Putra ◽  
Ilyas Renreng ◽  
Hairul Arsyad ◽  
Bakri Bakri
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Plasma Treatment ◽  
Matrix Adhesion ◽  
Coir Fibers ◽  
Fiber Matrix

scholarly journals Thermo-Mechanical and Morphological Properties of Polymer Composites Reinforced by Natural Fibers Derived from Wet Blue Leather Wastes: A Comparative Study

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 1837
Author(s):  
Alessandro Nanni ◽  
Mariafederica Parisi ◽  
Martino Colonna ◽  
Massimo Messori
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Polymer Matrix ◽  
Thermoplastic Polyurethane ◽  
Young Modulus ◽  
Morphological Properties ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Matrix Adhesion ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Leather Wastes ◽  
Fiber Matrix

The present work investigated the possibility to use wet blue (WB) leather wastes as natural reinforcing fibers within different polymer matrices. After their preparation and characterization, WB fibers were melt-mixed at 10 wt.% with poly(lactic acid) (PLA), polyamide 12 (PA12), thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), and the obtained samples were subjected to rheological, thermal, thermo-mechanical, and viscoelastic analyses. In parallel, morphological properties such as fiber distribution and dispersion, fiber–matrix adhesion, and fiber exfoliation phenomena were analyzed through a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) to evaluate the relationship between the compounding process, mechanical responses, and morphological parameters. The PLA-based composite exhibited the best results since the Young modulus (+18%), tensile strength (+1.5%), impact (+10%), and creep (+5%) resistance were simultaneously enhanced by the addition of WB fibers, which were well dispersed and distributed in and significantly branched and interlocked with the polymer matrix. PA12- and TPU-based formulations showed a positive behavior (around +47% of the Young modulus and +40% of creep resistance) even if the not-optimal fiber–matrix adhesion and/or the poor de-fibration of WB slightly lowered the tensile strength and elongation at break. Finally, the TPE-based sample exhibited the worst performance because of the poor affinity between hydrophilic WB fibers and the hydrophobic polymer matrix.

scholarly journals Enhancement of Static and Fatigue Strength of Short Sisal Fiber Biocomposites by Low Fraction Nanotubes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Pantano ◽  
F. Bongiorno ◽  
G. Marannano ◽  
B. Zuccarello
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Short Fiber ◽  
Fatigue Tests ◽  
Sisal Fiber ◽  
Molding Process ◽  
Matrix Adhesion ◽  
Fiber Matrix ◽  
Damage Processes

AbstractThanks to good mechanical performances, high availability, low cost and low weight, the agave sisalana fiber allows to obtain biocomposites characterised by high specific properties, potentially very attractive for the replacement of synthetic materials in various industrial fields. Unfortunately, due to the low strength versus transversal damage processes mainly related to the matrix brittleness and/or to the low fiber/matrix adhesion, the tensile performance of random short fiber biocomposites are quite low, and to date most of the fiber treatments proposed in literature to improve the fiber-matrix adhesion, have not led to very satisfactory results. In order to overcome such a drawback, this work in turn proposes the proper introduction of low fractions carbon nanotubes to activate advantageous improvements in matrix toughness as well as fiber-matrix bridging effects, that can both lead to appreciable increments of the tensile strength.Systematic experimental static and fatigue tests performed on high quality biocomposites obtained by an optimized compression molding process, have shown that the introduction of 1% of carbon nanotubes is sufficient to gives significant improvement in both stiffness and static tensile strength, respectively by approximately 28% and 30%. Furthermore, toughening the biocomposite with 1% of nanotubes results in an appreciable enhancement in lifetime of at least 3 orders of magnitude. Biocomposites with 2% of CNTs show instead more limited improvement of 13% in stiffness, 6% in strength and 150% in lifetime. Also, a thorough analysis of the damage processes by SEM micrographs, as well as of the main fatigue data, has allowed to determine the model that can be used to predict the fatigue performance of such biocomposites.

Application of the microbond technique. IV. Improved fiber–matrix adhesion by RF plasma treatment of organic fibers

1993 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 883-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Biro ◽  
Gerald Pleizier ◽  
Yves Deslandes
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Treatment ◽  
Rf Plasma ◽  
Matrix Adhesion ◽  
Fiber Matrix

scholarly journals Dynamic Single-Fiber Pull-Out of Polypropylene Fibers Produced with Different Mechanical and Surface Properties for Concrete Reinforcement

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 722
Author(s):  
Enrico Wölfel ◽  
Harald Brünig ◽  
Iurie Curosu ◽  
Viktor Mechtcherine ◽  
Christina Scheffler
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Dynamic Loading ◽  
Melt Spinning ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Single Fiber ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Matrix Interaction ◽  
Pull Out ◽  
Fiber Matrix

In strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC), polypropylene (PP) fibers are often used to provide ductility through micro crack-bridging, in particular when subjected to high loading rates. For the purposeful material design of SHCC, fundamental research is required to understand the failure mechanisms depending on the mechanical properties of the fibers and the fiber–matrix interaction. Hence, PP fibers with diameters between 10 and 30 µm, differing tensile strength levels and Young’s moduli, but also circular and trilobal cross-sections were produced using melt-spinning equipment. The structural changes induced by the drawing parameters during the spinning process and surface modification by sizing were assessed in single-fiber tensile experiments and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) of the fiber material. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and contact angle measurements were applied to determine the topographical and wetting properties of the fiber surface. The fiber–matrix interaction under quasi-static and dynamic loading was studied in single-fiber pull-out experiments (SFPO). The main findings of microscale characterization showed that increased fiber tensile strength in combination with enhanced mechanical interlocking caused by high surface roughness led to improved energy absorption under dynamic loading. Further enhancement could be observed in the change from a circular to a trilobal fiber cross-section.

The role of the terminal functional group of self-assembled monolayers on fiber matrix adhesion

2007 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 462-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Feresenbet ◽  
D. Raghavan ◽  
G. A. Holmes
Keyword(s):  
Functional Group ◽  
Self Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Matrix Adhesion ◽  
Assembled Monolayers ◽  
Fiber Matrix ◽  
Self Assembled ◽  
Terminal Functional Group

Characterization and Utilization of Coconut Fibers of the Caribbean

2014 ◽  
Vol 1611 ◽  
pp. 95-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadira Mathura ◽  
Duncan Cree ◽  
Ryan P. Mulligan
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Electron Micrographs ◽  
Saline Water ◽  
Gauge Length ◽  
Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽  
Coir Fiber ◽  
Coir Fibers ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Scanning Electron

ABSTRACTIn many tropical countries coconut (coir) fiber production is a major source of income for rural communities. The Caribbean has an abundance of coconuts but research into utilizing its by-products is limited. Environmentally friendly coir fibers are natural polymers generally discarded as waste material in this region. Research has shown that coir fiber from other parts of the world has successfully been recycled. This paper therefore investigates the mechanical properties of Caribbean coir fiber for potential applications in civil engineering.Approximately four hundred fibers were randomly taken from a coir fiber stack and subjected to retting in both distilled and saline water media. The mechanical properties of both the retted and unretted coir fibers were evaluated at weekly increments for a period of 3 months. Tensile strength test, x-ray diffraction analysis and scanning electron micrographs were used to assess trends and relationships between fiber gauge lengths, diameter, tensile strength and Young’s modulus. Diameters ranged between 0.11 mm-0.46 mm, while fiber samples were no longer than 250 mm in length. The tensile strength and strain at break decreased as the gauge length increased for both unretted and retted fibers. The opposite occurred for the relationship between the gauge length and Young’s modulus. Additionally, the tensile strength and modulus decreased as the fiber diameter increased. Neither distilled nor saline water improved the coir fiber’s crystalline index. Scanning electron micrographs qualitatively assessed fiber surfaces and captured necking and microfibril degradation at the fractured ends.The analysis revealed that the tensile strength, modulus, strain at break and crystallinity properties of the Caribbean coir fibers were comparable to commercially available coir fiber which are currently being used in many building applications.

Fiber-matrix Adhesion of Hydroperoxidized and Corona Discharge Treated Ultra-high Modulus Polyethylene

1989 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 335-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. A. George ◽  
H. A. Willis
Keyword(s):  
Corona Discharge ◽  
High Modulus ◽  
Matrix Adhesion ◽  
Fiber Matrix ◽  
Modulus Polyethylene

Matrix Resins and Fiber/Matrix Adhesion

1997 ◽  
pp. 113-178
Keyword(s):  
Matrix Adhesion ◽  
Fiber Matrix

scholarly journals The Effects of Coir Fibers on Workability and Strength Properties of Concrete

Neutron ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghulam Shabir Solangi Solangi ◽  
Gulmir Khan Sahito Sahito ◽  
Manthar Ali Keerio Keerio
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Strength Properties ◽  
Coir Fiber ◽  
Coir Fibers

This study aimed toward analyzing length and content of coir fiber on workability and strength of concrete. For this purpose, different fractions of coir fibers of length as 10 mm, 20 mm and 30mm are used with varying proportions as 0.15%, 20%,0.25%,0.3% and 0.35% by the volume of concrete. One mix of control concrete and 15 mixes of concrete with inclusion of cot fibers were prepared. The experiments were conducted to check the workability, compressive and tensile strength of concrete. It was observed from conducted research, that the workability is decreased with increasing the content of coir fibers. On the basis of conducted research, the inclusion of 0.25% of coir fibers of length 20mm is optimum. With inclusion of  0.25% of coir fibers of length 20mm, compressive and tensile strength is improved as compared to control mix.

scholarly journals The Effect of Immersion Time of Coconut Fiber in Limestone Water on Tensile Strength and Surface Morphology

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sutrisno ◽  
Rudy Soenoko ◽  
Yudy Surya Irawan ◽  
Teguh Dwi Widodo
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Mass Fraction ◽  
Immersion Time ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Coconut Fiber ◽  
Tensile Testing Machine ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Coir Fibers ◽  
Infrared Spectrometer

This study aims to identify the effect of immersion of coconut fiber in limestone water on surface morphology and tensile strength, including chemical reactions during immersion. Coconut coir fibers were immersed in a solution of limestone water for 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 hours, with a mass fraction of limestone of 5%, then dried for 1 hour. Coconut fiber was characterized by a single fiber tensile testing machine, Scanning Electron Microscope, X-ray diffractometer, and Fourier transform infrared spectrometer. The results showed that the percentage of 5% with 8 hours of immersion in the fiber had a cleaner surface morphology with a tensile strength of 234.62 MPa. Therefore, as an alternative to improving the characteristics of a single thread, immersion in limestone water needs to be applied.

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