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Properties of wood plastic composite using Mahang spp. with different particle sizes / Rohaida Ghazali

The properties of wood plastic composite using Mahang Gajah as filler mixed with polypropylene has been studied. The objectives of the study were to evaluate the differences of particle sizes with polypropylene on the mechanical and physical properties of wood plastic composite. The particle sizes u...

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Main Author: Ghazali, Rohaida
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Language:English
Published: 2008
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Plastics
Polypropylene
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/97261/1/97261.PDF
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spelling my.uitm.ir.972612025-02-03T07:40:00Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/97261/ Properties of wood plastic composite using Mahang spp. with different particle sizes / Rohaida Ghazali Ghazali, Rohaida Plastics Polypropylene The properties of wood plastic composite using Mahang Gajah as filler mixed with polypropylene has been studied. The objectives of the study were to evaluate the differences of particle sizes with polypropylene on the mechanical and physical properties of wood plastic composite. The particle sizes used were 150 microns, 250 microns and 425 microns. The amount of wood particles is 15 percents for each sizes and the amount of plastic are 85 percent. The tests were carried out based on mechanical and physical test. The types of mechanical tests are modulus of rupture, tensile and modulus of elasticity. Meanwhile, the type physical tests are water absorption, thickness swelling. The overall mechanical testing should be decreased with increasing of particle size but the mechanical testing results was showed is quite fluctuated. Most of the physical testing was higher at 150 microns of particles size and decreased at 250 microns of particle size. Then it was increased again at 425 microns of particle size. It might cause by ununiformly during the mat forming process. Small particle size will absorb more water if compared to two other particle sizes. Meanwhile, the highest percentage of water absorption and thickness swelling is at 250 microns of particle size. 2008 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/97261/1/97261.PDF Properties of wood plastic composite using Mahang spp. with different particle sizes / Rohaida Ghazali. (2008) Degree thesis, thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang. <http://terminalib.uitm.edu.my/97261.pdf>
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Polypropylene
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Polypropylene
Ghazali, Rohaida
Properties of wood plastic composite using Mahang spp. with different particle sizes / Rohaida Ghazali
description The properties of wood plastic composite using Mahang Gajah as filler mixed with polypropylene has been studied. The objectives of the study were to evaluate the differences of particle sizes with polypropylene on the mechanical and physical properties of wood plastic composite. The particle sizes used were 150 microns, 250 microns and 425 microns. The amount of wood particles is 15 percents for each sizes and the amount of plastic are 85 percent. The tests were carried out based on mechanical and physical test. The types of mechanical tests are modulus of rupture, tensile and modulus of elasticity. Meanwhile, the type physical tests are water absorption, thickness swelling. The overall mechanical testing should be decreased with increasing of particle size but the mechanical testing results was showed is quite fluctuated. Most of the physical testing was higher at 150 microns of particles size and decreased at 250 microns of particle size. Then it was increased again at 425 microns of particle size. It might cause by ununiformly during the mat forming process. Small particle size will absorb more water if compared to two other particle sizes. Meanwhile, the highest percentage of water absorption and thickness swelling is at 250 microns of particle size.
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author Ghazali, Rohaida
author_facet Ghazali, Rohaida
author_sort Ghazali, Rohaida
title Properties of wood plastic composite using Mahang spp. with different particle sizes / Rohaida Ghazali
title_short Properties of wood plastic composite using Mahang spp. with different particle sizes / Rohaida Ghazali
title_full Properties of wood plastic composite using Mahang spp. with different particle sizes / Rohaida Ghazali
title_fullStr Properties of wood plastic composite using Mahang spp. with different particle sizes / Rohaida Ghazali
title_full_unstemmed Properties of wood plastic composite using Mahang spp. with different particle sizes / Rohaida Ghazali
title_sort properties of wood plastic composite using mahang spp. with different particle sizes / rohaida ghazali
publishDate 2008
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/97261/1/97261.PDF
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