Injection molded noil hemp fiber composites: interfacial shear strength, fiber strength, and aspect ratio
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Article Title | Injection molded noil hemp fiber composites: interfacial shear strength, fiber strength, and aspect ratio |
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ERA Journal ID | 1690 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Etaati, Amir (Author), Pather, Selvan (Author), Cardona, Francisco (Author) and Wang, Hao (Author) |
Journal Title | Polymer Composites |
Journal Citation | 37 (1), pp. 213-220 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Place of Publication | Hoboken, NJ. United States |
ISSN | 0272-8397 |
1548-0569 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.23172 |
Web Address (URL) | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pc.23172/epdf |
Abstract | Noil hemp fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites were fabricated using intermixer and injection molding machines. X-ray microtomography and Weibull statistical methods were employed to characterize the aspect ratio distributions of noil hemp fibers in the polypropylene matrices. The influence of fiber content (0–40 wt%) and compatibilizer addition (5 wt%) on IFSS (interfacial shear strengths) was evaluated by means of the modified Bowyer and Bader model. The evaluated IFSSs decreased from 9.7 to 7.2 MPa as the fiber content increased from 10 to 40 wt%. Also, the outcomes indicated increases to IFSSs for the maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP)-coupled composites than uncoupled ones. They were used to predict theoretical tensile strength of the composites. A good agreement has been found between the theoretical and the experimental tensile strengths of composites indicating that the developed model has excellent capability to predict the tensile strength of noil hemp fiber reinforced polypropylene composites. Ultimately, the influences of interfacial shear strength; fiber strength and fiber aspect ratio were investigated using the developed model to predict composite tensile strengths. |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400505. Construction materials |
401602. Composite and hybrid materials | |
340502. Natural products and bioactive compounds | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Centre of Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2qx0/injection-molded-noil-hemp-fiber-composites-interfacial-shear-strength-fiber-strength-and-aspect-ratio
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