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Flexural properties of natural fiber filled high density Polyethylene (HDPE) composites

Organized by School of Materials and Mineral Resources, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 26th - 27th November 2008 at Naza Hotel, Penang.

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Main Authors: Azlin Fazlina, Osman, Azmel Hakim, Zainol Abidin, Mohd Faizal, Suaib
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) 2009
Subjects:
Pulp fiber
Bagasse fiber
High Density Polyethylene
Flexural strength
Flexural modulus
Composites
Composite materials
Polyethylene
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/4278
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spelling my.unimap-42782009-08-14T06:26:17Z Flexural properties of natural fiber filled high density Polyethylene (HDPE) composites Azlin Fazlina, Osman Azmel Hakim, Zainol Abidin Mohd Faizal, Suaib Pulp fiber Bagasse fiber High Density Polyethylene Flexural strength Flexural modulus Composites Composite materials Polyethylene Organized by School of Materials and Mineral Resources, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 26th - 27th November 2008 at Naza Hotel, Penang. Attempt has been made to combine the advantages of natural fiber and polymer. Composites based on high density polyethylene (HDPE) and two types of natural fiber were made through melt blending and compression molding. HDPE/pulp fiber (PF) and HDPE/bagasse fiber (BF) composites were prepared by using the Z-blade mixer at processing temperature of 190ºC and rotation speed of 35 rpm with different fiber loading varying from 0% to 15% by weight. A coupling agent, maleated anhydride polyethylene (MAPE) was added to improve the adhesion between HDPE matrix and fiber. HDPE/PF and HDPE/BF composites have been characterized from the point of view of flexural properties. Result showed that addition of both pulp fiber and bagasse fiber into HDPE matrix enhanced the flexural strength and flexural modulus of the resin. Both types of composites showed increasing flexural properties with increasing fiber loading. However, it was found that HDPE/pulp fiber composites exhibit higher flexural strength and flexural modulus than those of HDPE/bagasse fiber composites. Morphology studies of the fractured surface of the composites exhibit the failure mode of both HDPE/pulp fiber and HDPE/bagasse fiber composites transformed from ductile to brittle with increasing filler loading. 2009-01-29T01:28:47Z 2009-01-29T01:28:47Z 2008-11-26 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4278 en VIITH National Symposium on Polymeric Materials 2008 (NSPM 2008) Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
institution Universiti Malaysia Perlis
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topic Pulp fiber
Bagasse fiber
High Density Polyethylene
Flexural strength
Flexural modulus
Composites
Composite materials
Polyethylene
spellingShingle Pulp fiber
Bagasse fiber
High Density Polyethylene
Flexural strength
Flexural modulus
Composites
Composite materials
Polyethylene
Azlin Fazlina, Osman
Azmel Hakim, Zainol Abidin
Mohd Faizal, Suaib
Flexural properties of natural fiber filled high density Polyethylene (HDPE) composites
description Organized by School of Materials and Mineral Resources, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 26th - 27th November 2008 at Naza Hotel, Penang.
format Working Paper
author Azlin Fazlina, Osman
Azmel Hakim, Zainol Abidin
Mohd Faizal, Suaib
author_facet Azlin Fazlina, Osman
Azmel Hakim, Zainol Abidin
Mohd Faizal, Suaib
author_sort Azlin Fazlina, Osman
title Flexural properties of natural fiber filled high density Polyethylene (HDPE) composites
title_short Flexural properties of natural fiber filled high density Polyethylene (HDPE) composites
title_full Flexural properties of natural fiber filled high density Polyethylene (HDPE) composites
title_fullStr Flexural properties of natural fiber filled high density Polyethylene (HDPE) composites
title_full_unstemmed Flexural properties of natural fiber filled high density Polyethylene (HDPE) composites
title_sort flexural properties of natural fiber filled high density polyethylene (hdpe) composites
publisher Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
publishDate 2009
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/4278
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