Tensile Modulus of Film Stacked Palm Fibers-LDPE Sheet Composites
Date
2019-11-20
Authors
Sawalha, Shadi
Ma’al, Raed
Joma’a, Rivan
Salh, Yara
Edaily, Kholoud
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Taylor & Francis
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Palm fiber-LDPE composites were prepared by a film-stacking methodstudying the effects of fibers content, their length, processing temperatureand alkaline treatment on tensile modulus and modulus efficiency factor. Itwas found that up to 5 wt.% and processing temperature to 160°C inaddition to alkaline treatment improved the tensile modulus and modulusefficiency factor to a certain limit due to an enhancement in load carryingand interfacial adhesion, also it was obvious that long fibers play a positiverole in load transfer; improving the tensile modulus and its efficiency factordue to effective load transfer. Ductility was decreased due to the brittlebehavior of the fibers.
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Shadi Sawalha, Raed Ma’ali, Rivan Joma’a, Yara Salhi & Kholoud Edaily(2019): Tensile Modulus of Film Stacked Palm Fibers-LDPE Sheet Composites, Journal of NaturalFibers, DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2019.1691115