Development and mechanical testing of wood composite (WPC) made recycled polymer and recycled wood flour

Jeefferie, Abdul Razak (2010) Development and mechanical testing of wood composite (WPC) made recycled polymer and recycled wood flour. [Technical Report] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Composites of polymer reinforced with natural fibres have been widely received great attention by the entire engineering community. Natural fibers that explored such as hemp, sisal, jute and wood fibers provide greater reinforcing capabilities when it perfectly compounded with the polymers matrix. Thus, the potential from the induction of wood flour fibers in the thermoplastics Polypropylene (PP) for the structural application required the materials which can up stand the load in a prolonged duration with unpredictable service environment. This research aims to study and analyze the effects of different fiber loading on the mechanical properties and its relationship to the microstructural behavior of the wood flour fiber reinforced polypropylene composites. The major raw materials used in this project is polypropylene (PP) as matrix materials which based on two type which is the virgin and the recycle resin and wood flour fiber as reinforcement materials for the composite fabrication. The composite plate were fabricated by using an extruder and compression molding machine and were then cut into the specific dimension according to the specific ASTM standard of testing. The specimens primarily were tested for the Critical Properties Analysis -Tensile Test. The best compounding formulation of composite was found at the weight percentage (wt%) of 60wt% of PP matrix and 40wt% of the wood flour fibers for both of virgin and recycle. Further analyses for various mechanical properties of the composite were done accordingly to all composites formulation. The microstructures of tested specimens fracture surface were observed by using an optical microscope as to understand the fracture behavior, the fiber distribution and the surface morphology and its significant correlation to the mechanical properties studied. The results showed that the increasing of fiber loading had significantly increased the mechanical properties of the fabricated composite. Through the study, the enhancement of fabricated composite could be applied to the structural engineering applications through the advantage of the mechanical properties performance of tensile, flexural and impact properties. Conclusively, it is hope that the research will contribute to the development of newly environmental friendly advance material specifically for the structural application.

Item Type:	Technical Report
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Composite materials
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions:	Library > Projek Jangka Panjang / Pendek > FKP
Depositing User:	Norziyana Hanipah
Date Deposited:	28 Jul 2015 00:04
Last Modified:	16 Oct 2024 15:36
URI:	http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/14777
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