Experimental and theoretical studies on the properties of injection moulded glass fibre reinforced mixed plastics composites
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Article Title | Experimental and theoretical studies on the properties of injection moulded glass fibre reinforced mixed plastics composites |
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ERA Journal ID | 4882 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Bajracharya, Rohan Muni (Author), Manalo, Allan C. (Author), Karunasena, Warna (Author) and Lau, Kin-tak (Author) |
Journal Title | Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing |
Journal Citation | 84, pp. 393-405 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1359-835X |
1878-5840 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.02.025 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359835X16000889 |
Abstract | Recycled mixed post-consumer and post-industrial plastic wastes consisting of HDPE, LDPE and PP were injection moulded with short glass fibre (10-30% by weight) to produce a new generation composite materials. Intensive experimental studies were then performed to characterise the tensile, compression and flexural properties of glass fibre reinforced mixed plastics composites. With the addition of 30 wt. % of glass fibre, the strength properties and elastic modulus increased by as much as 141% and 357%, respectively. The best improvement is seen in the flexural properties due to the better orientation of the glass fibres in the longitudinal direction at the outer layers. The randomness and length of the glass fibre were accounted to modify the existing rule of mixture and fibre model analysis to reliably predict the elastic and strength properties of glass fibre reinforced mixed plastics composites. |
Keywords | glass fibre; thermoplastic resin; mechanical properties; injection moulding |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 401602. Composite and hybrid materials |
401609. Polymers and plastics | |
Public Notes | Submitted version made available in accordance with Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0. |
Byline Affiliations | Centre of Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q37w3/experimental-and-theoretical-studies-on-the-properties-of-injection-moulded-glass-fibre-reinforced-mixed-plastics-composites
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