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Mechanical properties of coconut husk filled polypropylene / Nur Farahlina Mohamed

Composite is fabricated to improve mechanical properties of a product such as strength, stiffness, toughness and high temperature performance. The most significant type of composite that is widely used nowadays is polymer composite. An example of a polymer composite is coconut husk filled polypropyl...

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Main Author: Mohamed, Nur Farahlina
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Language:English
Published: 2009
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Polymers and polymer manufacture
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spelling my.uitm.ir.1066212024-12-03T08:36:03Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/106621/ Mechanical properties of coconut husk filled polypropylene / Nur Farahlina Mohamed Mohamed, Nur Farahlina Polymers and polymer manufacture Composite is fabricated to improve mechanical properties of a product such as strength, stiffness, toughness and high temperature performance. The most significant type of composite that is widely used nowadays is polymer composite. An example of a polymer composite is coconut husk filled polypropylene composite, where polypropylene was used as the matrix and coconut husk was used as filler in this composite. The mechanical properties of coconut husk filled polypropylene composite can be determined by mechanical testings such as tensile test, flexural test, and impact test such as Izod impact or falling weight impact test. Silane coupling agent was added in the composite in order to enhance the performance of the mechanical properties of the composite. The filler loading was varied from 5% to 20% by weight. Dispersion mixer was used to compound the composite and compression moulding machine was used to make the samples for mechanical testings. The composites samples were divided into two groups which were the silane treated composite and non-silane treated composite. In this study, it was found that the mechanical properties of the silane treated composite is slightly higher than the non-silane treated composite. There were also other testings carried out such as density test, water absorption test and melt flow index test. 2009 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/106621/1/106621.pdf Mechanical properties of coconut husk filled polypropylene / Nur Farahlina Mohamed. (2009) [Student Project] <http://terminalib.uitm.edu.my/106621.pdf> (Unpublished)
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Mechanical properties of coconut husk filled polypropylene / Nur Farahlina Mohamed
description Composite is fabricated to improve mechanical properties of a product such as strength, stiffness, toughness and high temperature performance. The most significant type of composite that is widely used nowadays is polymer composite. An example of a polymer composite is coconut husk filled polypropylene composite, where polypropylene was used as the matrix and coconut husk was used as filler in this composite. The mechanical properties of coconut husk filled polypropylene composite can be determined by mechanical testings such as tensile test, flexural test, and impact test such as Izod impact or falling weight impact test. Silane coupling agent was added in the composite in order to enhance the performance of the mechanical properties of the composite. The filler loading was varied from 5% to 20% by weight. Dispersion mixer was used to compound the composite and compression moulding machine was used to make the samples for mechanical testings. The composites samples were divided into two groups which were the silane treated composite and non-silane treated composite. In this study, it was found that the mechanical properties of the silane treated composite is slightly higher than the non-silane treated composite. There were also other testings carried out such as density test, water absorption test and melt flow index test.
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title Mechanical properties of coconut husk filled polypropylene / Nur Farahlina Mohamed
title_short Mechanical properties of coconut husk filled polypropylene / Nur Farahlina Mohamed
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title_fullStr Mechanical properties of coconut husk filled polypropylene / Nur Farahlina Mohamed
title_full_unstemmed Mechanical properties of coconut husk filled polypropylene / Nur Farahlina Mohamed
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publishDate 2009
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