TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gassan,J.
AU  - Bledzki,A.K.
TI  - The influence of fiber-surface treatment on the mechanical properties of jute-polypropylene composites
KW  - FIBER-SURFACE TREATMENT
KW  - JUTE-POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITES
KW  - MAH-PP COPOLYMERS
KW  - MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
KW  - FATIGUE BEHAVIOUR
N2  - This article concerns the effectiveness of MAH-PP copolymers (graft copolymer of PP and maleic anhydride)as coupling agents in jute-polypropylene composites. The fiber treatment time and the MAH-PP concentration influenced the mechanical properties of the composites. Flexural strength of the composites with MAH-PP treated fibers was higher than that of unmodified fibers, and increased with fiber loading. The cyclic-dynamic values at an increasing load indicated that the coupling agent reduces the progress of damage. Dynamic strength (dynamic failure stress at load increasing test)of the MAH-PP modified composites is therefore raised by about 40 per cent. SEM investigations confirm that the increase in properties is caused by improved fiber-matrix adhesion. There was less inclination for fibers to pull out of the matrix
UR  - https://drive.google.com/file/d/18bOm-UbYBqLjKN16BVl0AnhtxWuM9y12/view?usp=drivesdk
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