Comparative Studies of Mechanical and Interfacial Properties Between Jute Fiber/PVC and E-Glass Fiber/PVC Composites |
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| Authors: | Ruhul A Khan Nusrat Sharmin M A Khan A K Das Kamol Dey Suvasree Saha |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Polymer Composite Laboratory, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission , Dhaka, Bangladesh dr.ruhul_khan@yahoo.com;3. Polymer Composite Laboratory, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission , Dhaka, Bangladesh;4. Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , University of Dhaka , Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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| Abstract: | Composites (50 wt% fiber) of jute fiber reinforced polyvinyl chloride (PVC) matrix and E-glass fiber reinforced PVC matrix were prepared by compression molding. Mechanical properties such as tensile strength (TS), tensile modulus (TM), bending strength (BS), bending modulus (BM) and impact strength (IS) of both types of composites was evaluated and compared. Values of TS, TM, BS, BM and IS of jute fiber/PVC composites were found to be 45 MPa, 802 MPa, 46 MPa, 850 MPa and 24 kJ/m2, respectively. It was observed that TS, TM, BS, BM and IS of E-glass fiber/PVC composites were found to increase by 44, 80, 47, 92 and 37.5%, respectively. Thermal properties of the composites were also carried out, which revealed that thermal stability of E-glass fiber/PVC system was higher. The interfacial adhesion between the fibers (jute and E-glass) and matrix was studied by means of critical fiber length and interfacial shear strength that were measured by single fiber fragmentation test. Fracture sides after flexural testing of both types of the composites were investigated by Scanning Electron Microscopy. |
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| Keywords: | Composites E-glass fibers Interfacial properties Jute Polyvinyl chloride |
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