Title: FRACTURE AND FAILURE BEHAVIOUR OF JUTE FABRIC REINFORCED POLYPROPYLENE. EFFECT OF THE INTERFACE MODIFICATION
Page Range: p.483-493
Author(s): Acha B A; Karger-Kocsis J; Reboredo M M
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Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites
Issue Year: ppc
Volume: 14
Issue No: No. 5
Abstract
The tensile fracture and failure behaviour of jute cloth (25 wt.%) reinforced PP composites were studied as a function of the interface modification. Although jute appears to be promising candidate as a reinforcement for PP, the lack of adhesion between the hydrophilic cellulose fibres and the hydrophobic PP results in unsatisfactory properties for the composite. In this study, the jute fabric was subjected to esterification and lignin and maleated PP were used as modifiers. The tensile and fracture mechanical characteristics of the composites were determined. Analysis of the emitted acoustic signals, together with fractographic inspection served to determine the failure and damage development. The best property improvements were achieved by using maleated PP. the observed notch sensitivity for the specimens was attributed to missing reinforcement homogeneity, owing to the presence of insufficient jute cloth layers. 29 refs.
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