The Effect of Filler Content on the Tensile Behavior of Polypropylene/Cotton Fiber and poly(vinyl chloride)/Cotton Fiber Composites

This paper investigates the effect of filler content on the mechanical properties of cottonfiber (CF) on the CF/PP and CF/PVC composites under quasi-static loading. For this purpose,experimental tensile tests were carried out on dog-bone specimens, cut out from hot and coldpress molded square plates...

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Published in:Materials 2020-02, Vol.13 (3), p.753
Main Authors: Mahdi, Elsadig, Dean, Aamir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breakage
Chloride
Cold pressing
Cotton
Cotton fibers
Cracking (fracturing)
Crazing
Data analysis
Discount coupons
Energy absorption
Fiber pullout
Fiber reinforced plastics
Fillers
Mechanical properties
Morphology
Polyvinyl chloride
Renewable resources
Square plates
Stiffness
Tensile tests
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Summary:This paper investigates the effect of filler content on the mechanical properties of cottonfiber (CF) on the CF/PP and CF/PVC composites under quasi-static loading. For this purpose,experimental tensile tests were carried out on dog-bone specimens, cut out from hot and coldpress molded square plates of different fiber weight contents. The results obtained show that thefiller content appears to have a strong influence on mechanical energy absorption, and failurecharacteristics. It was also found that the stiffness for both sets of material increases with theaddition of filler. On the other hand, the ductility for both sets of the material increases with theaddition of filler. The microscopic morphology study indicates that CF/PP possesses a glossysurface appearance compared to CF/PVC, which possesses a porous surface. Micro-scale damagecharacteristics from tensile tests indicate that material experienced shear failure, matrix cracking,fiber breakage, fiber fracture, and fiber pullout. The phenomenon of matrix crazing experienced byCF/PP composites was also observed.
ISSN:1996-1944
1996-1944
DOI:10.3390/ma13030753