Effect on Mechanical Performance of UHMWPE/HDPE-Blend Reinforced with Kenaf,Basalt and Hybrid Kenaf/Basalt Fiber

The aim of this study was to investigate the performance of UHMWPE/HDPE-reinforced kenaf, basalt and hybrid kenaf/basalt composites. Mechanical testing of these samples was carried out such as tensile, flexural (three-point bending) and an impact test (Charpy). Pure resin (UHMWPE/HDPE) samples were tested and compare with reinforced 10% weight fraction of kenaf, basalt and hybrid kenaf/basalt samples to identifying their contribution and potential in this new composite material. UHMWPE/ HDPE sample was produced in constant ratio 60:40 respectively via extrusion process. Basalt reinforced UHMWPE/HDPE generates the highest elastic modulus result compared to kenaf and hybrid kenaf/basalt as a reinforcement material. The tensile results of kenaf reinforcement UHMWPE/HDPE samples are significantly higher (20%) than pure blend resin, which is an indication for good performance of kenaf, basalt and hybrid kenaf/basalt to be used in UHMWPE/HDPE-blend polymers. The flexural and Charpy strengths show the drawback results, where performance of polymer is reduced 5% with the absence of kenaf. It can be concluded that kenaf, basalt and hybrid kenaf/basalt fiber successfully increase the UHMWPE/HDPE blends performance especially under tensile loading.     

PVDF/PMMA/Basalt fiber composites: Morphology,melting and crystallization,structure, mechanical properties,and heat resistance

This paper is to study the effect of basalt fiber on morphology, melting and crystallization, structure, mechanical properties, melting and crystallization of PVDF/PMMA composites using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X‐ray, differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), dynamical mechanical analysis (DMA), etc. Basalt fiber may disperse well in PVDF/PMMA matrix and form compact fiber network, and this makes tensile and flexural strength of fiber reinforced PVDF/PMMA composites get to the maximum value of 62 and 102 MPa, respectively. However, the mechanical properties begin to decrease when basalt fiber content exceeds 20 wt %. The α and β phase of PVDF can coexist in composites, and basalt fiber and PMMA can induce β phase of PVDF. The melting temperature of PVDF in composites is kept unchanged, but the degree of crystallinity of composites increases as basalt fiber content increase, and then declines when fiber content exceeds 20%. The DSC results confirm that the nucleation ability of PVDF is enhanced by basalt fiber. Also, the heat resistance of PVDF/PMMA composite is improved from 133 to 146.1°C due to basalt fiber. The DMA shows that basalt fiber increases the storage modulus of PVDF/PMMA composite, and the loss peak of PMMA increases from 116.1 to 130°C. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014 , 131, 40494.     

碳纤维改性HA/PMMA生物复合材料力学性能的研究

采用原位合成与溶液共混相结合的方法,制备了短切碳纤维增强纳米羟基磷灰石(HA)/聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA)生物复合材料。研究了碳纤维的含量和长度对HA/PMMA复合材料结构和力学性能的影响。采用万能材料试验机和扫描电子显微镜对复合材料的力学性能及断面的微观形貌进行了测试和表征。结果表明:碳纤维在HA/PMMA复合材料中分布均匀,有效提高了复合材料的力学性能;碳纤维含量为4%时,复合材料的拉伸强度、弯曲强度、压缩强度和弹性模量等均达到最大值;复合材料的断裂伸长率随碳纤维含量的增加而减小;当碳纤维含量一定时,随其长度的增加,复合材料的拉伸强度、弯曲强度和弹性模量均增加,但断裂伸长率降低。     

玄武岩纤维增强PVDF/PP/PETG共混物及性能的研究

通过熔融共混法制备了聚偏氟乙烯/聚丙烯/聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇1,4环己二醇酯（PVDF/PP/PETG）共混物,利用玄武岩纤维对其进行增强改性,并采用扫描电子显微镜、转矩流变仪、维卡软化点测试仪等测试仪器对共混物的形态、黏度、耐热性和力学性能等进行了研究。结果表明,230 ℃时,共混物中PVDF、PP和PETG属两两不相容体系,PVDF和PP呈现连续相结构,而PETG则以球状形态分散在体系中;经玄武岩纤维增强改性后,复合材料的拉伸强度和弯曲强度随着玄武岩纤维含量的增加而增大,且当其含量为30 %（质量分数,下同）时,复合材料的拉伸强度和弯曲强度分别增加到44.0 MPa和67.9 MPa;共混物的维卡软化点从126.7 ℃提高到141.7 ℃。     

Effect of Coupling Agent Concentration,Fiber Content,and Size on Mechanical Properties of Wood/HDPE Composites

In this study, the influence of coupling agent concentration (0 and 3 wt%), wood fiber content (50, 60, 70, and 80 wt%), and size (40–60, 80–100, and 160–180 mesh) on the mechanical properties of wood/high-density-polyethylene (HDPE) composites (WPCs) was investigated. WPC samples were prepared with poplar wood-flour, HDPE, and polyethylene maleic anhydride copolymer (MAPE) as coupling agent. It was found that the tensile properties and the flexural properties of the composites were improved by the addition of 3 wt% MAPE, and the improved interfacial adhesion was well confirmed by SEM micrographs. It was also observed that the best mechanical properties of wood/HDPE composites can be reached with larger particle size in the range studied, while too-small particle size was adverse for the mechanical properties of wood/HDPE composites. Moreover, the tensile modulus, tensile strength, and flexural strength of WPCs decreased with the increase in fiber content from 50 to 80 wt%; the flexural modulus of WPCs increased with the increase in fiber content from 50 to 70 wt% and then decreased as the fiber content reached 80 wt%. The variances in property performance are helpful for the end-user to choose an appropriate coupling agent (MAPE) concentration, wood fiber content, and particle size based on performance needs and cost considerations.     

Catalytic grafting: A new technique for polymer/fiber composites. II. Plasma treated UHMPE fibers/polyethylene composites

In this paper, the catalytic grafting technique for preparation of polymer/fiber composites is extended to plasma treated ultra-high modulus polyethylene (UHMPE) fiber/high density polyethylene (HDPE) system. The OH groups introduced on the UHMPE fiber surface by oxygen plasma treatment were used to chemically anchor Ziegler-Natta catalyst which then was followed by ethylene polymerization on the fiber surface. The morphology and interfacial behavior, as well as the mechanical properties, of the HDPE composites reinforced by catalytic grafted or ungrafted UHMPE fibers were investigated by SEM, DSC, polarized light optical microscopy, and tensile testing. The experimental results show that the polyethylene grafted on the fibers acted as a transition layer between the reinforcing UHMPE fibers and a commercial HDPE matrix. The interfacial adhesion was also significantly improved. Compared with the composite reinforced by ungrafted UHMPE fibers, the composite reinforced by catalytic grafted UHMPE fibers exhibits much better mechanical properties.     

Recycled content in polymer matrix composites through the use of A-glass fibers

The utility of recycled A-glass (primarily composed of soda-lime-silicate) fibers as reinforcement for structural composites has been studied. A series of plaques of unsaturated polyster composite were resin transfer molded with an A-glass continuous strand mat (CSM) and a control with E-glass CSM. The influence of fiber volume fraction on the physical and thermo-mechanical properties of the resultant composites were investigated, both before and after environmental exposure. At the maximum fiber fraction considered (nominally 29 vol%), the use of A-glass reinforcement lowered the warp direction tensile modulus from 8.6 to 7.6 GPa and strength from 139 to 100 MPa, relative to the control. Similar results were observed for both the flexural and the tensile properties, irrespective of fiber fraction and test direction (warp vs. weft), for the A-glass reinforcement. Environmental exposure was found to affect equally the properties of A-glass and E-glass fiber reinforced composites. Based upon microscopic analyses and constituent properties, the lower mechanical properties of the A-glass fibers composites have been linked to the lower properties of A-glass fibers relative to E-glass fibers. The experimental results were also used to test a micro-mechanics models for random fiber reinforced composites. Reasonable correlation was found between the experimental results and the theoretical predictions. To offset their lower mechanical properties, A-glass fibers could be used as a reinforcement in composite applications by simply increasing the fiber fraction relative to their E-glass counterpart.     

HDPE/nano-CaCO3复合材料性能研究

采用熔融共混法制备出了高密度聚乙烯(HDPE)/纳米碳酸钙(nano-CaCO3)复合材料。研究了nano-CaCO3的加入量对复合材料力学性能的影响,利用扫描电镜(SEM)分析了nano-CaCO3在HDPE基体中的分散性。结果表明,随着nano-CaCO3用量的增加,HDPE/nano-CaCO3复合材料的冲击强度和拉伸强度均呈现出先增加后降低的趋势,而弯曲模量呈增加趋势;随着用量的增加,nano-CaCO3在HDPE基体中的分散性逐渐变差。     

Studies on thermal,mechanical, morphological,and viscoelastic properties of polybenzimidazole fiber reinforced high density polyethylene composites

High density polyethylene (HDPE) and polybenzimidazole fiber (PBI) composites were prepared by melt blending in a twin screw extruder. The thermomechanical properties of PBI fiber reinforced HDPE composite samples (1%, 4%, and 8%) of fiber lengths 3 mm and 6 mm were investigated using differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), universal testing machine, rheometer, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The effects of fiber content and fiber lengths on the thermomechanical properties of the HDPE‐PBI composites were studied. The DSC analysis showed a decrease in crystallinity of HDPE‐PBI composites with an increase of fiber loading. SEM images revealed homogeneous distribution of the fibers in the polymer matrix. The thermal behavior of the composites was evaluated from thermogravimetric analysis and the thermal stability was found to increase with the addition of fibers. The evidence of homogeneous distribution was verified by the considerably high values of tensile strength and flexural strength. In the rheology study, the complex viscosities of HDPE‐PBI composites were higher than the HDPE matrix and increased with the increasing of PBI fiber loading. POLYM. COMPOS., 5–13, 2016. © 2014 Society of Plastics Engineers     

POE/HDPE/PP三元复合材料的形貌和力学性能研究

用熔融共混法制备了高密度聚乙烯/聚丙烯(HDPE/PP)和乙烯-辛烯弹性体/高密度聚乙烯/聚丙烯(POE/HDPE/PP)复合材料。通过冲击、弯曲和拉伸测试研究了复合材料的力学性能,采用扫描电镜(SEM)观察了材料的形貌。结果表明,由于HDPE和PP的相容性有限,限制了HDPE对PP综合力学性能的提高;通过添加POE,能改善HDPE/PP共混物的相容性,使HDPE/PP复合材料在保持较高弯曲和拉伸性能的前提下,抗冲击性能获得明显提高。当HDPE/PP的含量比为12/88和POE含量为8wt%时,POE/HDPE/PP三元复合材料的综合力学性能较好。     

Hybridization effects on tensile and bending behavior of aramid/basalt fiber reinforced epoxy composites

In this study, the mechanical properties of aramid/basalt hybrid composite laminates were determined, and the effects of hybridization on the mechanical properties were investigated. To examine the effect of hybridization, the mechanical properties of aramid/basalt hybrid composite laminates were compared with those of aramid/epoxy and basalt/epoxy non‐hybrid composite laminates. The mechanical properties, tensile and flexural, of composite laminates were determined by performing uniaxial tensile and three‐point bending tests. The results showed that the employment of basalt fibers for partial substitution of aramid fibers in the composite laminate could provide improvements in the tensile and flexural properties. Furthermore, the results of three‐point bending tests were found that the employment of basalt fibers on compressive side across the thickness of composite laminates were realized significant improvement for flexural properties in comparison to the employment of basalt fibers on tensile side. POLYM. COMPOS., 38:1144–1150, 2017. © 2015 Society of Plastics Engineers     

High-performance composite from epoxy and glass fibers: Morphology,mechanical, dynamic mechanical,and thermal analysis

Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A type epoxy resin cured with diamino diphenyl sulfone was used as the matrix for fiber-reinforced composites to get improved mechanical and thermal properties for the resulting composites. E-glass fiber was used for fiber reinforcement. The morphology, tensile, flexural, impact, dynamic mechanical, and thermal properties of the composites were analyzed. The tensile, flexural, and impact properties showed dramatic improvement with the addition of glass fibers. Dynamic mechanical analysis was performed to obtain the T_g of the cured matrix as well as the composites. The improved thermal stability of the composites was clear from the thermogravimetric analysis. Scanning electron micrographs were taken to understand the interfacial adhesion between the fiber and the matrix. The values of mechanical properties were compared with modified epoxy resin composite system. Predictive models were applied using various equations to compare the mechanical data obtained theoretically and experimentally. POLYM. COMPOS., 2009. © 2008 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Influence of fly ash cenospheres on performance of coir fiber‐reinforced recycled high‐density polyethylene biocomposites

Recycled high‐density polyethylene (RHDPE)/coir fiber (CF)‐reinforced biocomposites were fabricated using melt blending technique in a twin‐screw extruder and the test specimens were prepared in an automatic injection molding machine. Variation in mechanical properties, crystallization behavior, water absorption, and thermal stability with the addition of fly ash cenospheres (FACS) in RHDPE/CF composites were investigated. It was observed that the tensile modulus, flexural strength, flexural modulus, and hardness properties of RHDPE increase with an increase in fiber loading from 10 to 30 wt %. Composites prepared using 30 wt % CF and 1 wt % MA‐g‐HDPE exhibited optimum mechanical performance with an increase in tensile modulus to 217%, flexural strength to 30%, flexural modulus to 97%, and hardness to 27% when compared with the RHDPE matrix. Addition of FACS results in a significant increase in the flexural modulus and hardness of the RHDPE/CF composites. Dynamic mechanical analysis tests of the RHDPE/CF/FACS biocomposites in presence of MA‐g‐HDPE revealed an increase in storage (E′) and loss (E″) modulus with reduction in damping factor (tan δ), confirming a strong influence between the fiber/FACS and MA‐g‐HDPE in the RHDPE matrix. Differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis thermograms also showed improved thermal properties in the composites when compared with RHDPE matrix. The main motivation of this study was to prepare a value added and low‐cost composite material with optimum properties from consumer and industrial wastes as matrix and filler. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 42237.     

振动挤出对HDPE/碳纤维复合材料流变行为和性能的影响

通过在挤出成型过程中引入振动场,研究了加工过程中HDPE/碳纤维(CF)复合材料在振动场中的流变行为,并借助拉伸性能检测以及差示扫描量热分析(DSC)、扫描电镜(SEM)等测试方法,分析了HDPE/CF复合材料的结构与性能。结果表明:振动挤出可以显著降低熔体的表观黏度,最大降幅为56.95%,同时还可改善制品的力学性能,拉伸强度最大增幅为15.1%;材料力学性能的提高可归因于其微观形态结构的变化,振动使HDPE/CF复合材料基体晶粒细化、晶体排列更加规整、结晶度略有提高,并增强了CF与基体间的界面黏合作用。     

碳纤维布/玻纤布增强聚氨酯复合材料的研究

以聚氨酯为基体树脂,分别以碳纤维布、玻璃纤维布和这两种纤维布交替铺叠作为增强材料,采用真空辅助灌注成型工艺制备了4种复合材料.考察了纤维布的铺层结构对复合材料的弯曲、拉伸和冲击性能的影响.结果显示,复合材料的拉伸模量和弯曲模量随碳纤维含量增加而增加,冲击强度则降低.分别采用TGA、DMA和SEM对复合材料的热性能、界面...     

环氧树脂/短切碳纤维复合材料性能研究

制备出了短切碳纤维增强TDE-85环氧树脂复合材料,研究了碳纤维的含量对复合材料力学性能和耐热性能的影响。结果表明,碳纤维的加入有利于复合材料力学性能和耐热性能的提高,并在碳纤维含量为0.25%时,复合材料的拉伸强度、冲击韧性、弯曲强度和弯曲模量达到最大,分别提高了29.33%、25.31%、30.28%和68.93%。此外,对复合材料的弯曲断裂面进行了微观形貌分析,结果表明一定量的碳纤维可以较好地分散在树脂基体中,同时,碳纤维原丝和树脂基体的界面结合比较弱,主要依赖于两相之间的物理嵌合。     

Pultruded fiber reinforced thermoplastic poly(methyl methacrylate) composites. Part II: Mechanical and thermal properties

A novel process has been developed to manufacture poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) pultruded parts. The mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties, environmental effects, postformability of pultruded composites and properties of various fiber (glass, carbon and Kevlar 49 aramid fiber) reinforced PMMA composites have been studied. Results show that the mechanical and thermal properties (i.e. tensile strength, flexural strength and modulus, impact strength and HDT) increase with fiber content. Kevlar fiber/PMMA composites possess the highest impact strength and HDT, while carbon fiber/PMMA composites show the highest tensile strength, tensile and flexural modulus, and glass fiber/PMMA composites show the highest flexural strength. Experimental tensile strengths of all composites except carbon fiber/PMMA composites follow the rule of mixtures. The deviation of carbon fiber/PMMA composite is due to the fiber breakage during processing. Pultruded glass fiber reinforced PMMA composites exhibit good weather resistance. They can be postformed by thermoforming, and mechanical properties can be improved by postforming. The dynamic shear storage modulus (G′) of pultruded glass fiber reinforced PMMA composites increased with decreasing pulling rate, and G′ was higher than that of pultruded Nylon 6 and polyester composites.     

纤维增强PA6/HDPE复合材料的性能

制备不同配比的碳纤维(CF)、玻璃纤维(GF)增强PA6/HDPE复合材料.对其摩擦磨损性能和力学性能进行测试,用显微镜对复合材料拉伸断面进行观察.结果表明:碳纤和玻纤对PA6/HDPE复合材料的摩擦磨损性能和力学性能均有一定的改善作用,其中碳纤质量含量为3％时对PA6/HDPE复合材料力学性能和摩擦磨损性能的改善效果较好,其拉伸强度、弯曲强度及冲击强度比未加纤维的PA6/HDPE分别提高了21.6％、38.8％和40.5％;其100 N和200 N载荷下的磨损量分别为未加纤维的PA6/HDPE的71.5％和75.6％.     

Mechanical properties of natural carbon black reinforced polymer composites

This article describes the development of new carbon black material from agricultural waste (wood apple shells) by using pyrolysis method at various carbonization temperatures (400, 600, and 800°C) and used as reinforcement in polymer composites. The wood apple shell carbon black (WAS‐CB) particulates are characterized by proximate analysis, energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and scanning electron microscope (SEM). Results showed that due to increases in carbonization temperature the percentage of carbon improved in the carbon black particles. Furthermore, various tests were performed to determine the effect of new carbon black material on the mechanical properties of composite at different filler loading. The results indicated that mechanical properties like tensile strength, tensile modulus, flexural strength, and flexural modulus are improved as the increase in the carbonization temperature and filler loading. The filler‐matrix bonding was analyzed by SEM. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 41211.     

Effect of surface treatment on hair fiber as reinforcement of HDPE composites: Mechanical properties and water absorption kinetics

The objective of this work was to investigate the effect of surface improvement on human hair fiber (HF) based high-density polyethylene (HDPE) reinforced polymer composites. A universal testing machine was used for the characterization of the mechanical behaviors of different types of HF base reinforced HDPE composites, and studies were conducted for the optimization of male/female fiber percentage (15% HF) in polymer composites. The alkali treatment (AT) and acrylic acid treatment (AAT) of HF reinforced HDPE composites showed a remarkable improvement in tensile strength (upto 15.487MPa and 15.638MPa, respectively), which was significantly changed in comparison to the tensile strength of untreated composites. FTIR and SEM test were used to characterize the fiber surface and HF/HDPE reinforced composites. Water absorption kinetics was investigated for the study of diffusion mechanism and kinetics of composites materials, which would be useful to boost the applications of the composite in different areas.