scholarly journals Improvement in Mechanical Properties of Cantala Fiber and Short Cantala/Recycled High-Density Polyethylene Composite through Chemical Treatment

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wijang Wisnu Raharjo ◽  
Rudy Soenoko ◽  
Yudy Surya Irawan ◽  
Agus Suprapto
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Alkali Treatment ◽  
Amorphous Material ◽  
Tensile Modulus ◽  
Fiber Surface ◽  
Degree Of Crystallinity ◽  
Polyethylene Composite ◽  
Treated Fiber

The improvement of mechanical properties of cantala fiber and its composites. Treatments including alkali, silane, and the combination of both were carried out to modify the fiber surface. The influence of chemical treatments on fiber properties such as the degree of crystallinity and tensile strength was investigated. A variety of short cantala fiber reinforced rHDPE composites were produced by hot press, and the effect of fiber treatment on the flexural strength of composites was observed. SEM observations also carried out to highlight these changes. The result shows that alkali treatment improves tensile strength and tensile modulus of alkali treated fiber (NF12) which was predicted as a result of the enhancement of the cellulose crystallinity. In contrast, the tensile strength and tensile modulus of silane (SF05) and alkali-silane treated fiber (NSF05) decreased compared to untreated fiber (UF) which is caused by the addition of amorphous material. The tensile strength of alkali-silane treated fiber (NSF05) was lower than alkali treated fiber (NF12), but the composites prepared with NSF05 showed the highest increment of flexural strength of 25.9%. This may be due the combination of alkali and silane treatment helped in the better formation of fiber-matrix interface adhesion.

Mechanical Property Improvement of Poly(Butylene Succinate) by Reinforcing with Modified Fumed Silica

2014 ◽  
Vol 1025-1026 ◽  
pp. 215-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasirada Weerasunthorn ◽  
Pranut Potiyaraj
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Impact Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Fumed Silica ◽  
Tensile Modulus ◽  
Silica Particles ◽  
Melt Mixing ◽  
Butylene Succinate ◽  
Ir Spectrophotometry

Fumed silica particles (SiO2) were directly added into poly (butylene succinate) (PBS) by melt mixing process. The effects of amount of fumed silica particles on mechanical properties of PBS/fumed silica composites, those are tensile strength, tensile modulus, impact strength as well as flexural strength, were investigated. It was found that the mechanical properties decreased with increasing fumed silica loading (0-3 wt%). In order to increase polymer-filler interaction, fumed silica was treated with 3-glycidyloxypropyl trimethoxysilane (GPMS), and its structure was analyzed by FT-IR spectrophotometry. The PBS/modified was found to possess better tensile strength, tensile modulus, impact strength and flexural strength that those of PBS/fumed silica composites.

Development of New TiO2 Nanoparticles Modified Photosensitive Resin for Rapid Prototyping

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-248
Author(s):  
Yiwen Xu ◽  
Shengcai Qi ◽  
Yuanzhi Xu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
Tensile Modulus ◽  
Heat Stability ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Photosensitive Resin ◽  
Cost Efficient ◽  
Thermal Stability Of

The objective of this study is to enhance the thermal and mechanical properties of the photosensitive resin for RP (Rapid Prototyping) modifying with TiO2 nanoparticles NPs. The coupling agent KH570 was chosen for treating the surface of TiO2 NPs. The influence of the TiO2 content on the viscosity and the curing depth of photosensitive resin were analyzed in this study. We also tested the mechanical properties such as tensile modulus, tensile strength, hardness and flexural strength. Using differential scanning calorimetry, we tested the thermal stability of the modified photosensitive resin. Modified photosensitive resin's comprehensive performance was really good when the content of TiO2 was at 0.25%, the increase in tensile strength from 24.3 to 46.9 MPa was noticed to be 89%, the increase in tensile modulus from 1990 to 2251 MPa was noticed to be 18%, the increase in hardness and flexural strength was noticed to be 5 and 6%, respectively. Moreover, the heat stability and plasticity of the modified photosensitive resin are also enhanced. This paper gives a cost-efficient method of improving the functioning of photosensitive resin for RP.

scholarly journals Characterization of Alkaline Treatment and Fiber Content on the Physical, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of Ground Coffee Waste/Oxobiodegradable HDPE Biocomposites

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Yee Tan ◽  
Hoo Tien Nicholas Kuan ◽  
Meng Chuen Lee
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Alkali Treatment ◽  
Tensile Modulus ◽  
Crystallinity Index ◽  
Alkaline Treatment ◽  
Degree Of Crystallinity ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Coffee Waste ◽  
Ground Coffee

Effect of alkali treatment on ground coffee waste/oxobiodegradable HDPE (GCW/oxo-HDPE) composites was evaluated using 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% volume fraction of GCW. The composites were characterized using structural (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM)), thermal (thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)), mechanical (tensile and impact test) properties, and water absorption. FTIR spectrum indicated the eradication of lipids, hemicellulose, lignin, and impurities after the treatments lead to an improvement of the filler/matrix interface adhesion. This is confirmed by SEM results. Degree of crystallinity index was increased by 5% after the treatment. Thermal stability for both untreated and treated GCW composites was alike. Optimum tensile result was achieved when using 10% volume fraction with enhancement of 25% for tensile strength and 24% for tensile modulus compared to untreated composite. Specific tensile strength and modulus had improved as the composite has lower density. The highest impact properties were achieved when using 15% volume fraction that lead to an improvement of 6%. Treated GCW composites show better water resistance with 57% improvement compared to the untreated ones. This lightweight and ecofriendly biocomposite has the potential in packaging, internal automotive parts, lightweight furniture, and other composite engineering applications.

scholarly journals Effect of Ading Nanocarbon Black on the Mechanical Properties of Epoxy

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-108
Author(s):  
Amer Hameed Majeed ◽  
Mohammed S. Hamza ◽  
Hayder Raheem Kareem
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Impact Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Carbon Black ◽  
Modulus Of Elasticity ◽  
Tensile Modulus ◽  
Dispersion Method ◽  
Carbon Black Nanoparticles

The study covers the effect of nanocarbon black particles (N220) on some important mechanical properties of epoxy reinforced with it [carbon black nanoparticles]. The nanocomposites were prepared with (1 to 10 wt. %) of carbon black nanoparticles using ultrasonic wave bath machine dispersion method. The results had shown that the tensile strength , tensile modulus of elasticity, flexural strength and impact strength are improved by (24.02%,7.93%,17.3% and 6% ) respectively at 2wt % .The compressive strength and hardness are improved by (44.4%, 12%) at 4wt%.

scholarly journals Effects of Nanoclay on Tensile and Flexural Properties of Pineapple Leaf Fibre Reinforced Phenolic Composite

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S4) ◽  
pp. 473-476 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Hybrid Composite ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Tensile Modulus ◽  
Flexural Properties ◽  
Hot Press ◽  
Phenolic Composite

Phenolic based PALF/nanoclay hybrid composites was prepared by adding Montmorillonite (MMT) as filler at different loading (1%, 2% and 3%) by using hot press technique. Obtained results indicated that adding MMT in PALF/phenolic composites considerably improves the tensile and flexural strength and modulus. Tensile properties showed that the tensile strength increased after adding MMT though tensile modulus decreased. Flexural strength and modulus were enhanced after adding MMT up to 2%, further addition of MMT declined the properties. 2% MMT showed better tensile and flexural properties. 3% MMT/PALF hybrid composite showed no further improvement in tensile properties after 2% MMT, however the flexural properties were reduced. 3% MMT did not improved much maybe agglomeration accrued. PALF/nanoclay/phenolic hybrid composites revealed good mechanical properties that encourage to use for structural purposes.

Mechanical Properties and Fracture Toughness of Alkali Treated Oil Palm Fruit Bunch (OPFB) Fibre/Epoxy Composites

2013 ◽  
Vol 390 ◽  
pp. 521-525
Author(s):  
Anizah Kalam ◽  
Aidah Jumahat ◽  
Z. Salleh ◽  
Koay Mei Hyie
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Alkali Treatment ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
Palm Fruit ◽  
Fibre Composites ◽  
Fracture Tests

Mechanical properties of oil palm fruit bunch (OPFB) fibre composites have been quite extensively research by many researchers. However fracture toughness of this composite is still not fully understood. Hence this research used Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) at three different concentrations (1%, 3% and 5%) to treat the Oil palm fruit bunch (OPFB) fibre to investigate the effects of alkali treatment on the mechanical properties and facture toughness of OPFB fibre/epoxy composites. Tensile and fracture tests results indicate that the 3% NaOH concentration gave the best mechanical properties. An increase of 12% and 18% were observed for tensile and flexural moduli, meanwhile the increament of 9% was observed for tensile strength. However no increase on flexural strength was observed due to the OPFB treatment. Suggestion has been made to further study on the NaOH concentration in the range of 2% - 4%.

scholarly journals Improvement of Physicomechanical Properties of Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Composite

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Z. M. Abdul Motaleb ◽  
Md Shariful Islam ◽  
Mohammad B. Hoque
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Water Uptake ◽  
Bending Strength ◽  
Alkali Treatment ◽  
Fiber Surface ◽  
Fiber Content ◽  
Pineapple Leaf Fiber ◽  
Bending Modulus ◽  
Leaf Fiber

Pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites were prepared by compression molding. The fiber content varied from 25% to 45% by weight. Water uptake percentages of the composites containing various wt% of fiber were measured. All the composites demonstrated lower water uptake percentages and maximum of 1.93% for 45 wt% PALF/PP composite treated with 7(w/v)% NaOH. Tensile Strength (TS), Tensile Modulus (TM), Elongation at Break (Eb %), Bending Strength (BS), Bending Modulus (BM), and Impact Strength (IS) were evaluated for various fiber content. The 45 wt% PALF/PP composite exhibited an increase of 210% TS, 412% TM, 155% BS, 265% BM, and 140% IS compared to PP matrix. Moreover, with the increasing of fiber content, all the mechanical properties increase significantly; for example, 45 wt% fiber loading exhibited the best mechanical property. Fibers were also treated with different concentration of NaOH and the effects of alkali concentrations were observed. The composite treated with 7 (w/v)% NaOH exhibited an increase of 25.35% TS, 43.45% TM, 15.78% BS, and 52% BM but 23.11% decrease of IS compared to untreated composite. Alkali treatment improved the adhesive characteristics of fiber surface by removing natural impurities, hence improving the mechanical properties. However, over 7% NaOH concentration of the tensile strength of the composite reduced slightly due to overexposure of fibers to NaOH.

scholarly journals Optimizing Processing Parameters for Hybridized Kenaf/PALF Reinforced HDPE Composite

2011 ◽  
Vol 471-472 ◽  
pp. 674-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.S. Aji ◽  
E.S. Zainuddin ◽  
Abdan Khalina ◽  
S.M. Sapuan
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Processing Speed ◽  
Flexural Modulus ◽  
Tensile Modulus ◽  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Optimum Processing ◽  
Internal Mixer

This work is aimed at achieving optimum processing parameters for Kenaf/PALF/HDPE. Processing parameters like temperature, speed of rotor and duration of composite mixing in an internal mixer were examined. Oven conditioned and unconditioned specimen were prepared and tested. The best tensile strength and tensile modulus were obtained at an optimum processing parameters of 190oC, 40rpm, and 15min for temperature of processing, speed of rotor and duration of mixing respectively, while 190oC, 40rpm and 20min gave the best flexural strength and 190oC, 40rpm and 25min for flexural modulus. Conditioning of composite tends to reduce its tensile modulus while increasing its strength and flexural modulus. All samples were produced at only 10w%(mass) of fibre in the composite at 1:1 and less than 0.3mm fibre ratio and length respectively. Utilization of these parameters according to end requirement can help in achieving optimum mechanical properties on hybridized composites.

scholarly journals Influence of Surface Modification on Physical, Mechanical, and Morphological Properties of Natural Single Areca catechu Fiber

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 605-610
Author(s):  
Raghu Patel G. Ranganagowda ◽  
Sakshi Shantharam Kamath ◽  
Ravi Kumar Chandrappa ◽  
Basavaraju Bennehalli
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Alkali Treatment ◽  
Fiber Surface ◽  
Morphological Properties ◽  
Alternative Source ◽  
Elongation At Break ◽  
Areca Catechu ◽  
Potential Alternative ◽  
Treated Fiber ◽  
Surface Modified

In the present study, fibers extracted from empty areca fruit were surface modified by giving chemical treatment with 2% NaOH solutionat laboratory temperature to investigate the effect of alkali treatment onphysical, mechanical, and morphological properties of arecafiber. Tensile strength and Young’s modulus of areca fiber found to decrease with alkali treatment. But improvement in elongation at break of the fiber was observed for alkali treated fiber due to elimination of lignin and hemicelluloses from the fiber surface upon alkali treatment. The results proved that the natural areca fiber is a potential alternative source for strengthening the polymer composite industries.

scholarly journals Tensile Properties and Microstructure of Single-Cellulosic Bamboo Fiber Strips after Alkali Treatment

Fibers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abeer Adel Salih ◽  
Rozli Zulkifli ◽  
Che Husna Azhari
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Alkali Treatment ◽  
Tensile Modulus ◽  
Fiber Surface ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Bamboo Fiber ◽  
Alkali Concentration ◽  
Soaking Time ◽  
Cellulosic Fiber

The study systematically explored the effect of alkali concentration and soaking time on the microstructure and tensile properties of single-cellulosic Buluh Semantan. Scanning electron microscopy and tensile tests were conducted to determine the effects of different alkali treatments on the properties of the single-cellulosic bamboo fibers. In particular, the effects of NaOH concentration and soaking time on the tensile properties of the single-cellulosic bamboo fiber were investigated. The single-cellulosic bamboo fiber was immersed in 2, 4, 6, and 8 wt.% aqueous NaOH solutions for soaking times of 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 h. The tensile properties of the fiber increased after each alkali treatment. The alkali concentration and soaking time significantly affected the fiber properties. The ultimate tensile strength of the single-cellulosic Buluh Semantan treated with 2 wt.% NaOH for 12 h decreased to 214 MPa relative to the fibers that experienced water retting. The highest tensile strength herein was 356.8 MPa for the single-cellulosic fiber that was soaked for 12 h in 4 wt.% NaOH. Comparatively, the tensile strength of the single-cellulosic bamboo fiber that was soaked for 12 h in 8 wt.% NaOH was 234.8 MPa. The tensile modulus of the single-cellulosic fiber was 12.06 GPa after soaking in 8 wt.% NaOH for 18 h, indicating that a strong alkali treatment negatively affected the stiffness and suitability for use of the fibers in applications. The topography of the fiber surface became much rougher after the alkali treatments due to the removal of hemicellulose and other surface impurities. The alkali treatments substantially changed the morphology of the fiber surface, suggesting an increase in wettability.

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