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Mechanical properties of soil buried kenaf fibre reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane composites
Highlights We developed composites from kenaf and thermoplastic polyurethane. Soil burial of composites after 80days shows increase in flexural strength. Soil burial of composites after 80days shows increase in flexural modulus. Tensile properties of composites degrade after soil burial tests. We investigate the morphological fracture through scanning electron microscopy.
Abstract A study on mechanical properties of soil buried kenaf fibre reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) composites is presented in this paper. Kenaf bast fibre reinforced TPU composites were prepared via melt-mixing method using Haake Polydrive R600 internal mixer. The composites with 30% fibre loading were prepared based on some important parameters; i.e. 190°C for reaction temperature, 11min for reaction time and 400rpm for rotating speed. The composites were subjected to soil burial tests where the purpose of these tests was to study the effect of moisture absorption on the mechanical properties of the composites. Tensile and flexural properties of the composites were determined before and after the soil burial tests for 20, 40, 60 and 80days. The percentages of both moisture uptake and weight gain after soil burial tests were recorded. Tensile strength of kenaf fibre reinforced TPU composite dropped to ∼16.14MPa after 80days of soil burial test. It was also observed that there was no significant change in flexural properties of soil buried kenaf fibre reinforced TPU composite specimens.
Mechanical properties of soil buried kenaf fibre reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane composites
Highlights We developed composites from kenaf and thermoplastic polyurethane. Soil burial of composites after 80days shows increase in flexural strength. Soil burial of composites after 80days shows increase in flexural modulus. Tensile properties of composites degrade after soil burial tests. We investigate the morphological fracture through scanning electron microscopy.
Abstract A study on mechanical properties of soil buried kenaf fibre reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) composites is presented in this paper. Kenaf bast fibre reinforced TPU composites were prepared via melt-mixing method using Haake Polydrive R600 internal mixer. The composites with 30% fibre loading were prepared based on some important parameters; i.e. 190°C for reaction temperature, 11min for reaction time and 400rpm for rotating speed. The composites were subjected to soil burial tests where the purpose of these tests was to study the effect of moisture absorption on the mechanical properties of the composites. Tensile and flexural properties of the composites were determined before and after the soil burial tests for 20, 40, 60 and 80days. The percentages of both moisture uptake and weight gain after soil burial tests were recorded. Tensile strength of kenaf fibre reinforced TPU composite dropped to ∼16.14MPa after 80days of soil burial test. It was also observed that there was no significant change in flexural properties of soil buried kenaf fibre reinforced TPU composite specimens.
Mechanical properties of soil buried kenaf fibre reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane composites
Sapuan, S.M. (author) / Pua, Fei-ling (author) / El-Shekeil, Y.A. (author) / AL-Oqla, Faris M. (author)
2013-03-05
4 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Mechanical properties of soil buried kenaf fibre reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane composites
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