The Reinforcing Effect of Sugar Palm Fiber on PP
Natural fibers have the ability to reinforce polymeric materials. In this work, sugar palm fibers were added as a reinforcement agent to a polypropylene (PP) matrix to form biocomposites. Flexural strength measurement in accordance with ASTM D790-17 was carried out on PP composites with the sugar pa...
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| description | Natural fibers have the ability to reinforce polymeric materials. In this work, sugar palm fibers were added as a reinforcement agent to a polypropylene (PP) matrix to form biocomposites. Flexural strength measurement in accordance with ASTM D790-17 was carried out on PP composites with the sugar palm fiber content changed from 0 to 30 wt.% in 5 wt.% steps. The flexural strength data show a composition dependence on the fiber content with a maxima (52.09 MPa) obtained in 15 wt.% fibers. Sugarcane bagasse-PP composite together with wood board composite and neat PP as existing materials by automotive industry were used as reference material in the study. This sugar palm fiber-PP composites offer lower density in comparison with wood board composites and PP. The area density of the composites is in the range of 1285-1635 g/m<sup>2</sup> for the composition studied while PP and wood board have area density of 1466 and 1700 g/m<sup>2</sup> respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-468e9c9108de4456a023f0230373c8242022-12-22T00:45:50ZengPetra Christian UniversityJIRAE (International Journal of Industrial Research and Applied Engineering)2407-72592021-08-0151232610.9744/jirae.5.1.23-2618713The Reinforcing Effect of Sugar Palm Fiber on PPKenneth Genesius Han0Juliana Anggono1Peter JonathanMechanical Engineering Department Petra Christian UniversityDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Petra Christian UniversityNatural fibers have the ability to reinforce polymeric materials. In this work, sugar palm fibers were added as a reinforcement agent to a polypropylene (PP) matrix to form biocomposites. Flexural strength measurement in accordance with ASTM D790-17 was carried out on PP composites with the sugar palm fiber content changed from 0 to 30 wt.% in 5 wt.% steps. The flexural strength data show a composition dependence on the fiber content with a maxima (52.09 MPa) obtained in 15 wt.% fibers. Sugarcane bagasse-PP composite together with wood board composite and neat PP as existing materials by automotive industry were used as reference material in the study. This sugar palm fiber-PP composites offer lower density in comparison with wood board composites and PP. The area density of the composites is in the range of 1285-1635 g/m<sup>2</sup> for the composition studied while PP and wood board have area density of 1466 and 1700 g/m<sup>2</sup> respectively.http://jirae.petra.ac.id/index.php/jirae/article/view/19383composites, natural fibers, flexural strength, polymer, area density |
| spellingShingle | Kenneth Genesius Han Juliana Anggono Peter Jonathan The Reinforcing Effect of Sugar Palm Fiber on PP JIRAE (International Journal of Industrial Research and Applied Engineering) composites, natural fibers, flexural strength, polymer, area density |
| title | The Reinforcing Effect of Sugar Palm Fiber on PP |
| title_full | The Reinforcing Effect of Sugar Palm Fiber on PP |
| title_fullStr | The Reinforcing Effect of Sugar Palm Fiber on PP |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Reinforcing Effect of Sugar Palm Fiber on PP |
| title_short | The Reinforcing Effect of Sugar Palm Fiber on PP |
| title_sort | reinforcing effect of sugar palm fiber on pp |
| topic | composites, natural fibers, flexural strength, polymer, area density |
| url | http://jirae.petra.ac.id/index.php/jirae/article/view/19383 |
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