Kenaf Fibre Reinforced Polypropylene Composites: Effect of Cyclic Immersion on Tensile Properties
Joint Authors
Salit, Mohd Sapuan
Haniffah, W. H.
Abdan, K.
Khalid, M.
Hasan, M.
Hoque, Md Enamul
Source
International Journal of Polymer Science
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This research studied the degradation of tensile properties of kenaf fibre reinforced polypropylene composites due to cyclic immersion into two different solutions, as well as comparison of the developed composites’ tensile properties under continuous and cyclic immersion.
Composites with 40% and 60% fibre loadings were immersed in tap water and bleach for 4 cycles.
Each cycle consisted of 3 days of immersion and 4 days of conditioning in room temperature (28°C and 55% humidity).
The tensile strength and modulus of composites were affected by fibre composition, type of liquid of immersion, and number of cycles.
The number of immersion cycles and conditioning caused degradation to tensile strength and modulus of kenaf fibre reinforced polypropylene composites.
Continuous and cyclic immersion in bleach caused tensile strength of the composites to differ significantly whereas, for tensile modulus, the difference was insignificant in any immersion and fibre loadings.
However, continuous immersion in the bleach reduced the tensile strength of composites more compared to cyclic immersion.
These preliminary results suggest further evaluation of the suitability of kenaf fibre reinforced polypropylene composites for potential bathroom application where the composites will be exposed to water/liquid in cyclic manner due to discontinuous usage of bathroom.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Haniffah, W. H.& Salit, Mohd Sapuan& Abdan, K.& Khalid, M.& Hasan, M.& Hoque, Md Enamul. 2015. Kenaf Fibre Reinforced Polypropylene Composites: Effect of Cyclic Immersion on Tensile Properties. International Journal of Polymer Science،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Haniffah, W. H.…[et al.]. Kenaf Fibre Reinforced Polypropylene Composites: Effect of Cyclic Immersion on Tensile Properties. International Journal of Polymer Science No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Haniffah, W. H.& Salit, Mohd Sapuan& Abdan, K.& Khalid, M.& Hasan, M.& Hoque, Md Enamul. Kenaf Fibre Reinforced Polypropylene Composites: Effect of Cyclic Immersion on Tensile Properties. International Journal of Polymer Science. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1066858