Analysis of the fracture behavior of polypropylene: sawdust composites



Título del documento: Analysis of the fracture behavior of polypropylene: sawdust composites
Revista: Polimeros (Sao Carlos)
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000314217
ISSN: 1678-5169
Autores: 1
2
3
Instituciones: 1Instituto Militar de Engenharia, Secao de Engenharia Mecanica e de Materiais, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
2Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Quimica, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
3Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Departamento de Engenharia Mecanica, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Abr-Jun
Volumen: 15
Número: 2
Paginación: 139-141
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Nota breve o noticia
Enfoque: Experimental, aplicado
Resumen en inglés Natural fiber reinforced composite is an emerging area in Polymer science. The use of lignocellulosic materials in thermoplastic composites may contribute to reduce the waste of vegetal biomass. The natural fibers are biodegradable, low cost materials having density and specific properties comparable to those of conventional fiber composites. In this work composites of polypropylene (PP) plus maleated polypropylene (MAPP) filled with sawdust were prepared under fixed processing conditions (mixing temperature, mixing time and rate of rotation). The composites were fractured by tension and the fracture mechanisms were characterized by scanning electron microscopy. The SEM studies of the fractured surfaces of the composites indicate that the failure is due to fiber pull-out accompanied by tearing of the matrix; the pull-out increases with MAPP content
Disciplinas: Química,
Ingeniería
Palabras clave: Química de polímeros,
Ingeniería de materiales,
Biopolímeros,
Mezcla de polímeros,
Termoplásticos,
Polipropileno,
Fracturas,
Aserrín
Keyword: Chemistry,
Engineering,
Polymer chemistry,
Materials engineering,
Biopolymers,
Polymers blend,
Thermoplastics,
Polypropylene,
Sawdust,
Fractures
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