Performance of Coconut Fibre Particles as a Filler Material and High-density Polyethylene as Matrix in Polymer Matrix Composites (PMC) | Chapter 10 | Research Highlights in Science and Technology Vol. 5

 This episode investigated the performance of top part of an animate body fibre particles as a filler material and extreme-density polyethylene as matrix in polymer origin composites (PMC). Good thermal conductivity, covering, thermal cohesion, and mechanical properties are well desired for the application of HDPE composites in energetic and electronic fields. The filler material was secondhand in three different particle sizes to generate the composite samples, and its volume aggregation ranged from 0% to 40%. Injection moulding was used to found the composite samples, which were then preserved at room hotness for 48 hours prior to testing so that encourage stress relaxation. The methods of this research employs exploratory and analytical methods to interrogate tensile strength, elastic modulus, flexural substance, impact strength and hardness worth of coconut fibre particles supported high-mass polyethylene composite at different volume parts and particle sizes.  The test specimens were processed and tested in accordance with ASTM principles D638, D790, D256, and D785 for tensile strength, elastic modulus, flexural substance, impact strength and Rockwell hardness individually. At optimum condition of volume parts and particle sizes of coconut fibre-stuffing, the coconut fibre supported HDPE (CFRP) has 28.6 MPa, 800 MPa, 22.3 MPa, 55.0 J/m and 54.0 HR as optimum value for stiffness, elastic modulus, flexural strength, impact substance and hardness. It can be decided from the results obtained that the Coconut fibre reinforced HDPE granted improved performance for uses of HDPE. Developed composites have shown improved machinelike properties as compared accompanying the unreinforced high-mass polyethylene resin. Developed composites can be used for applications requiring strength absorbtion and dissipation such as autobodies.

Author(s) Details:

Christopher Chukwutoo Ihueze,
Department of Industrial/Production Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.

Maduabuchi Kingsley Achike,
Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze, Nigeria.

C. E. Okafor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.

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