Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Silane Treated Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Polylactic Acid Composites

2015 ◽  
Vol 659 ◽  
pp. 446-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Supatra Pratumshat ◽  
Phutthachat Soison ◽  
Sukunya Ross
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Impact Strength ◽  
Fiber Content ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Silane Coupling Agents ◽  
Pineapple Leaf Fiber ◽  
Treated Fiber ◽  
Leaf Fiber

In this work, the mechanical and thermal properties of pineapple leaf fiber (PALF)/poly (lactic acid) (PLA) composites were studied. Pineapple leaf fibers were pretreated with 4 %wt sodium hydroxide solution followed by various silane solutions i.e. γ-(aminopropyl) trimethoxy silane (APS), γ-methacrylate propyl trimethoxy (A174) and bis [3-(triethoxysilyl) propyl] tetrasulfide (Si69). FTIR results show a significant functional groups of C=O and C=C of methacrylic group, NH2group and Si-O which are the characteristic of these silane coupling agents. SEM micrographs of pretreated PALF showed a rough surface while untreated and silane treated PALF revealed less roughness. It was found that the tensile strength at break of PLA is 56 MPa and tensile strength of composites decreased when fiber content increased. The tensile modulus of silane treated PALF composites were higher than PLA, whereas their impact strength were similar to PLA. Si69 treated PALF showed lower impact strength compared to the others silanes treated fiber which indicates more phase separation between fiber and matrix. This is related to high percentage of crystallinity of composite from Si69 treated fiber. It was also found that the addition of PALF did not change the glass transition temperature and melting temperature of PLA while the percentage of crystallinity increases as the fiber content increased. In addition WAXS study of composite from Si69 treated fiber reveals sharp crystalline peaks of PLA while the others silane treatments show amorphous characteristic of PLA.

Comparison between Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Polylactic Acid and Natural Rubber Blend Using Calcium Carbonate and Vetiver Grass Fiber as Fillers

2011 ◽  
Vol 410 ◽  
pp. 59-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Punmanee Juntuek ◽  
Chaiwat Ruksakulpiwat ◽  
Pranee Chumsamrong ◽  
Yupaporn Ruksakulpiwat
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Calcium Carbonate ◽  
Impact Strength ◽  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Vetiver Grass ◽  
Elongation At Break

From our previous study, natural rubber (NR) was used to improve toughness of poly (lactic acid) (PLA). Impact strength and elongation at break of PLA was increased when adding NR. Moreover, by using NR-g-GMA as compatibilizer for PLA and NR blend, impact strength and elongation at break was improved. However, tensile strength and modulus of PLA/NR blend with and without NR-g-GMA were decreased. In this study, calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and vetiver grass fiber were used as fillers in PLA/NR blend. With the addition of CaCO3 into PLA/NR blend with NR-g-GMA, impact strength and modulus of the composite were further increased with a loss in tensile strength. In contrast, the addition of vetiver grass fiber into PLA/NR blend with NR-g-GMA led to an increase in tensile strength and modulus and a decrease in impact strength and elongation at break. The onset degradation temperatures of PLA composites were lower than that of PLA and PLA/NR blend.

Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Rubber Toughened Poly(Lactic Acid)

2015 ◽  
Vol 1125 ◽  
pp. 222-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Shaiful Zaidi Mat Desa ◽  
Azman Hassan ◽  
Agus Arsad ◽  
Nor Nisa Balqis Mohammad
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Impact Strength ◽  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Young’S Modulus ◽  
Young's Modulus ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Rubber Blends

The effect of rubber toughening on mechanical and thermal properties of poly (lactic acid) (PLA) was investigated by using three types of rubbers; natural rubber (NR), epoxidized natural rubber (ENR) and core-shell rubber (CSR). The PLA/rubber blends were prepared by melt blending in a counter-rotating twin-screw extruder, where the rubber content for all blends was kept at 5 wt%. It was found that the addition of the rubbers increased the impact strength for all blends as compared to pure PLA. On the other hand, all PLA/rubber blends showed notable decrease of Young’s modulus especially for PLA/NR blend which decreased by 72% than pure PLA. Similarly, significant decrease of tensile strength was also observed for all PLA/rubber blends. PLA/ENR blend showed a morebalance mechanical properties with fairly significant improvement of impact strength and moderate decrease of tensile strength, Young’s modulus and elongation at break. In general, PLA/NR blend showed the highest overall impact strength, while the PLA/CSR showed the highest tensile strength and Young’s modulus among the blends. Thermal analysis revealed that the Tg of PLA decreased with incorporation of the three types of rubbers with NR showing the largest decrease. This study indicates that NR, ENR and CSR are effective in enhancing toughness of PLA

Influence Factors Study on the Properties of Epoxy Resin Modified by Polyurethane

2012 ◽  
Vol 472-475 ◽  
pp. 1937-1940
Author(s):  
Dong Yan Ren ◽  
Xiao Hong Li ◽  
Zhi Hua Li
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Impact Strength ◽  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Influence Factors ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Thermal Properties Of Materials ◽  
Properties Of Materials ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Modified Epoxy

Polyurethane-modified epoxy resin was prepared with Polyurethane prepolymer(PUP). The effects of the PUP content and epoxy resin type on mechanical and thermal properties of materials were discussed. The results indicate that the tensile strength and impact strength of the material increase to maximum successively, and then decrease with the increasing addition of PUP. When the mass fraction of PUP was 15%, the tensile strength and the impact strength of materials were all the best. There were significant differences in mechanical and thermal properties of material for different epoxy, and the best results were cured epoxy TDE-85.

scholarly journals Impact of SiC on The Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Banana Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1066-1071
Author(s):  
Mayank Agarwal
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Thermal Diffusivity ◽  
Impact Strength ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Banana Fiber ◽  
Banana Fibers

Abstract: This work investigates the mechanical properties (Tensile Strength & Impact Strength) and thermal properties (Thermal conductivity & diffusivity) of a natural fiber composite that includes banana fiber as reinforcement in epoxy (LY 556) matrix as the base material with the addition of silicon carbide particles by 5% and 10% by weight. This Banana Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite (BFREC) prepared by hand lay-up technique. After curing for a sufficient period, samples taken out and tested. The results suggest that on increasing SiC wt% in the matrix, there is enhancement of its tensile strength, impact strength, and thermal conductivity. Bulk density also increases while thermal diffusivity decreases. Due to low density as compared to metals, improved tensile and impact strength and low elongation at break of banana fibers, BFREC composite with SiC have very good potential use in the various sectors. Keywords: Banana fiber, SiC, hand layup technique, mechanical characterization, thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity

Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Epoxy Composites Reinforced with Carbon and Pineapple leaf fiber

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-69
Author(s):  
A. SURESH BABU ◽  
◽  
T.T. NAGARAJAN ◽  
K. PALANIVELU ◽  
S.K. NAYAK ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Pineapple Leaf Fiber ◽  
Leaf Fiber

Effects of Processing Parameters and Nanofillers on Mechanical and Thermal Properties and Morphology of Impact Modified Poly (lactic acid)

2013 ◽  
Vol 1499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eda Acik ◽  
Ulku Yilmazer
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Impact Strength ◽  
Random Copolymer ◽  
Processing Parameters ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Injection Molded ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACTTernary nanocomposites of poly (lactic acid) (PLA) were produced by melt blending with two types of elastomers and five types of organoclays to obtain improved mechanical properties such as tensile strength, modulus and impact strength. One of the elastomers is a random copolymer of ethylene and glycidyl methacrylate (E-GMA) and the other one is a random terpolymer of ethylene-butyl acrylate-maleic anhydride (E-BA-MAH). Organically modified montmorillonites (OMMT) were utilized as nanofillers. XRD, DSC, tensile and impact tests were done on the injection molded samples. FTIR, SEM and TEM analyses are still in progress. As preliminary results, thermal analysis showed that the addition of compatibilizers and organoclays does not have a distinct effect on the thermal properties of the composites, and no evidence of nucleation activity of compatibilizers or organoclays was found. For all types of organoclays, the nanocomposites produced with E-GMA exhibited better mechanical properties in comparison to nanocomposites containing E-BA-MAH, especially for the impact strength.

Study on the Properties of Poly(lactic acid)/Starch/Chitosan Blended Materials

2011 ◽  
Vol 391-392 ◽  
pp. 530-534
Author(s):  
Peng Liu ◽  
Cai Qin Gu ◽  
Qing Zhu Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Tensile Modulus ◽  
Poly Lactic Acid ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Carbonyl Groups ◽  
Amino Groups ◽  
Molecular Force ◽  
Hydroxy Groups

Former researchers have studied the properties of PLA/starch blended materials, but the influence of chitosan for them has not been studied yet. In this paper, it prepared the blended materials of PLA/starch/chitosan, and studied the compatible, mechanical and thermal properties of them. The results demonstrated that, since chitosan molecules had hydroxy and amino groups, which could form molecular force with the hydroxy groups in starch molecules and the carbonyl groups in PLA molecules respectively, the addition of it would improve the compatibility of PLA and starch. The SEM surface and section photos of blended materials could prove this compatibility, and the mechanical properties of blended materials also certified it. Specifically, with the addition of chitosan, the elongation, tensile modulus and tensile strength were all increase. For thermal properties, the addition of chitosan had no influence on it.

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