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Farzad, Reza Hashemi and Hassan, Azman and Jawaid, Mohammad and Mohamed Piah, Mohamed Afendi
(2013)
Mechanical properties of alumina trihydrate filled polypropylene/ethylene propylene diene monomer composites for cable applications.
Sains Malaysiana, 42 (6).
pp. 801-810.
ISSN 0026-6039
Abstract
Polymeric materials such as polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE) and ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) are widely used as insulators for cable applications. We investigated the effect of alumina trihydrate (ATH) loading on the mechanical properties of PP/EPDM blend. Preliminary study showed that PP/EPDM (60:40) was the optimum composition. ATH filled PP/EPDM composites was prepared by using twin screw extruder. In this study, the tensile properties and hardness of the composites were evaluated. The tensile modulus and hardness increased while elongation at break and tensile strength decreased with increasing ATH content. Scanning electron microscope was used to study the morphology of ATH in PP/EPDM blend.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products |
| Publisher: | Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
| Keywords: | Alumina trihydrate; Composites; Mechanical properties; PP/EPDM blend |
| Depositing User: | Norhazura Hamzah |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jul 2014 07:38 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Oct 2018 04:39 |
| URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30787 |
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