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Physical properties of short pineapple leaf fibre (PALF) reinforced high impact polystyrene (HIPS) composites


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Siregar, Januar Parlaungan and Salit, Mohd Sapuan and Ab. Rahman, Mohamad Zaki and Mohd Dahlan, Khairul Zaman (2009) Physical properties of short pineapple leaf fibre (PALF) reinforced high impact polystyrene (HIPS) composites. Advanced Composites Letters, 18 (1). pp. 25-29. ISSN 0963-6935

Abstract

The aim of this study to investigate the physical properties of short pineapple leaf fibre (SPALF) reinforced high impact polystyrene (HIPS) composites. Three different sizes of the fibre were used in this study which was 10-40mesh, 40-60mesh and 60-80mesh. A five different fibre contents were used in this study which was 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, and 50%. The fabricated SPALF/HIPS composites were used melt mixing and compression moulding. The physical properties of SPALF/HIPS composites such as water absorption, thickness swelling, melt flow index (MFI), and density board of composites were studied. The result showed that the addition of the SPALF was decreased the physical properties compare to pure HIPS (0% SPALF).


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Science
Publisher: Adcotec Ltd.
Keywords: Pineapple leaf; Short pineapple leaf fibre; Composites; Polystyrene
Depositing User: Fatimah Zahrah @ Aishah Amran
Date Deposited: 08 Dec 2014 05:09
Last Modified: 08 Dec 2014 05:09
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16200
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