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Thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry were used to study the thermal degradation and thermal stability of bamboo powder and its composites (EP-BFC) in a nitrogen atmosphere. The thermal stability of EP-BFC decreased as the bamboo filler-loading increased. Compared with epoxy, bamboo powder had a lower thermal stability, which reduced the thermal stability for the higher filler-loading composites. The addition of glass fibre to the EP-BFC improved the thermal stability of the new hybrid composites. Both the hybrid and non-hybrid composites exhibited similar thermal-induced degradation profiles that had only one mass loss step. However, a noticeable difference between the percentage value of the degradation between both the hybrid and non-hybrid composites showed that the EP/G-BFC hybrids were more thermally stable than the non-hybrid EP-BFC. Different materials experienced different activities, which were clearly shown from the DSC analysis. Bamboo fibre and non-fully cured epoxy exhibit exothermic peaks, while fully cured epoxy exhibits an endothermic peak.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products |
| Publisher: | North Carolina State University |
| Keywords: | Bamboo; Thermal degradation; Filler; Hybrid |
| Depositing User: | Mohd Hafiz Che Mahasan |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Nov 2018 03:24 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2018 03:24 |
| URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63560 |
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