Tensile property of melt mixing co-polypropylene with waste polymer at different composition ratios

In order to implement economical way of managing unwanted substances, waste polymer (WP) can be recycled instead of throwing it away. It can be reused via "sink-float" technique and mixed with another binder like co-polypropylene (co-PP) to enhance the mechani-cal properties of the materia...

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Main Authors: Sufian, N. A., M. Rus, A. Z., Syah, A. Shahrizan, M. J., Farhana Hazwanee, M., Noraini, I., S. Aida
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author Sufian, N. A.
M. Rus, A. Z.
Syah, A. Shahrizan
M. J., Farhana Hazwanee
M., Noraini
I., S. Aida
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M. Rus, A. Z.
Syah, A. Shahrizan
M. J., Farhana Hazwanee
M., Noraini
I., S. Aida
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description In order to implement economical way of managing unwanted substances, waste polymer (WP) can be recycled instead of throwing it away. It can be reused via "sink-float" technique and mixed with another binder like co-polypropylene (co-PP) to enhance the mechani-cal properties of the material. This is because co-PP is a bit softer but has better impact strength, much tougher and more durable than polypropylene (PP). Two materials underwent injection moulding with 170°C temperature to produce dog bone samples for tensile test. The test started with 10% up until 80% of WP content mixed with co-PP. Tensile test speed used for this experiment was 5mm/s. Stress vs. strain graph was obtained from the test and the modulus of elasticity was obtained by using the stress over strain formula. The stress versus strain result for the composite with WP is lower than that of co-PP, proving that WP is more brittle compared to the more elastic co-PP. Morphological analysis of surface structure based on Optical Microscope (OM) indicates that co-PP has smooth surface while WP has a rough surface.
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spelling uthm.eprints-36532021-11-21T06:29:17Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3653/ Tensile property of melt mixing co-polypropylene with waste polymer at different composition ratios Sufian, N. A. M. Rus, A. Z. Syah, A. Shahrizan M. J., Farhana Hazwanee M., Noraini I., S. Aida TP1080-1185 Polymers and polymer manufacture In order to implement economical way of managing unwanted substances, waste polymer (WP) can be recycled instead of throwing it away. It can be reused via "sink-float" technique and mixed with another binder like co-polypropylene (co-PP) to enhance the mechani-cal properties of the material. This is because co-PP is a bit softer but has better impact strength, much tougher and more durable than polypropylene (PP). Two materials underwent injection moulding with 170°C temperature to produce dog bone samples for tensile test. The test started with 10% up until 80% of WP content mixed with co-PP. Tensile test speed used for this experiment was 5mm/s. Stress vs. strain graph was obtained from the test and the modulus of elasticity was obtained by using the stress over strain formula. The stress versus strain result for the composite with WP is lower than that of co-PP, proving that WP is more brittle compared to the more elastic co-PP. Morphological analysis of surface structure based on Optical Microscope (OM) indicates that co-PP has smooth surface while WP has a rough surface. Science Publishing Corporation 2018 Article PeerReviewed Sufian, N. A. and M. Rus, A. Z. and Syah, A. Shahrizan and M. J., Farhana Hazwanee and M., Noraini and I., S. Aida (2018) Tensile property of melt mixing co-polypropylene with waste polymer at different composition ratios. International Journal of Engineering and Technology, 7 (3.28). pp. 261-265. ISSN 2227-524X
spellingShingle TP1080-1185 Polymers and polymer manufacture
Sufian, N. A.
M. Rus, A. Z.
Syah, A. Shahrizan
M. J., Farhana Hazwanee
M., Noraini
I., S. Aida
Tensile property of melt mixing co-polypropylene with waste polymer at different composition ratios
title Tensile property of melt mixing co-polypropylene with waste polymer at different composition ratios
title_full Tensile property of melt mixing co-polypropylene with waste polymer at different composition ratios
title_fullStr Tensile property of melt mixing co-polypropylene with waste polymer at different composition ratios
title_full_unstemmed Tensile property of melt mixing co-polypropylene with waste polymer at different composition ratios
title_short Tensile property of melt mixing co-polypropylene with waste polymer at different composition ratios
title_sort tensile property of melt mixing co polypropylene with waste polymer at different composition ratios
topic TP1080-1185 Polymers and polymer manufacture
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