# INFLUENCE OF AMOUNT OF MAPE COMPATIBILISER ON TENSILE PROPERTIES OF HARDWOOD FIBER REINFORCED HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITE

> Title: INFLUENCE OF AMOUNT OF MAPE COMPATIBILISER ON TENSILE PROPERTIES OF HARDWOOD FIBER REINFORCED HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITE Page Range: p.225-228 Author(s): Ogunsile B O; Palsule S Click Here to Download Now! - File size: (subscribers only) Journal: Applied Polymer Composites Issue...

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Published: 2013-04-01T00:00:00+00:00
Categories: Applied Polymer Composites

**Title: INFLUENCE OF AMOUNT OF MAPE COMPATIBILISER ON TENSILE PROPERTIES OF HARDWOOD FIBER REINFORCED HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITE**
 ![](http://apc.jpg)Page Range: p.225-228
 Author(s): Ogunsile B O; Palsule S
 ![](http://dload.gif)Click Here to Download Now! - File size: (subscribers only)![](http://pdf.gif)
 Journal: Applied Polymer Composites
 Issue Year: apc
 Volume: 1
 Issue No: No.4

**Abstract**
 30/70 Wood fibre/high density polyethylene (30/70 WF/HDP) composites processed with 1.5% maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene (MAPE) as compatibiliser show acceptable tensile modulus and tensile strength, comparable with that of composites processed with 3% compatibiliser. Increasing the amount of MAPE compatibiliser does not appear to improve tensile strength of the WF/ PE composites and highlights the need to optimise the amount of compatibiliser for efficient wood/polyethylene composites. 8 Refs.