Evaluation and testing of mechanical properties of wood plastic composite
Abstract
The wood plastic composites (WPCs) are made using matrices of recycled polypropylene with sawdust (pine wood flour) as filler. Corresponding WPCs are also made using virgin plastics (vPP, virgin polypropylene) for comparison with the recycled plastic-based composites. All varieties of these WPCs are made through melt compounding and injection molding with varying formulations based on the plastic type (PP, polypropylene), plastic form (recycled and virgin), wood flour content, and addition of maleated polypropylene-coupling agent. The melt flow index and mechanical properties of WPCs are investigated. The results clearly show that recycled PP (rPP) can be successfully used to produce stable and strong WPCs. Properties and performances of WPC made of rPP are comparable to WPC made of wood and vPP. Therefore, WPCs based on both rPP and vPP matrices have potential to be used as construction materials with wood flour.
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Positive effect of MAPP on tensile and flexural properties was reported in previous studies about WPC composites.
“The positive effect of MAPP on tensile and flexural properties was also reported in previous studies about WPC composites [31,38].”
From Utilization of Municipal Plastic and Wood Waste in Industrial Manufacturing of Wood Plastic Composites (2020) · cites this paper as [31]
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- Authors
- Bhaskar, J., Haq, S., & Yadaw, S.
- Affiliations
- Harcourt Butler Technical University (IN)
- Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (IN)
- Corresponding author
- Bhaskar, Jitendra
- Venue
- Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2011-09-13
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 391-401
- ISSN
- 0892-7057 (ISSN-L)
- 1530-7980
- OpenAlex
- W2124746915
- Cited by
- 39
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 1.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer crystallization and properties
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Wood Treatment and Properties
- Keywords
- wood-plastic composites, recycled polypropylene, virgin polypropylene, pine wood flour, sawdust filler, melt blending, injection molding, melt flow index, mechanical properties, wood flour content, building materials
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