Topography of the Interfacial Shear Strength and the Mean Intrinsic Tensile Strength of Hemp Fibers as a Reinforcement of Polypropylene
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2020-04-17T11:54:55Z
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2020-04-17T11:54:55Z
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2020-02-24
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1996-1944
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The strength of the interphase between the reinforcements and the matrix has a major role in the mechanical properties of natural fiber reinforced polyolefin composites. The creation of strong interphases is hindered by the hydrophobic and hydrophilic natures of the matrix and the reinforcements, respectively. Adding coupling agents has been a common strategy to solve this problem. Nonetheless, a correct dosage of such coupling agents is important to, on the one hand guarantee strong interphases and high tensile strengths, and on the other hand ensure a full exploitation of the strengthening capabilities of the reinforcements. The paper proposes using topographic profile techniques to represent the effect of reinforcement and coupling agent contents of the strength of the interphase and the exploitation of the reinforcements. This representation allowed identifying the areas that are more or less sensitive to coupling agent content. The research also helped by finding that an excess of coupling agent had less impact than a lack of this component
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This research was funded by the Chair on Sustainable Industrial Processes of the University of Girona, ref 01/2019
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application/pdf
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eng
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MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)
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Reproducció digital del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13041012
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Materials, 2020, vol. 13, num. 4, p.1012
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Articles publicats (D-OGEDP)
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Attribution 4.0 International
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Topography of the Interfacial Shear Strength and the Mean Intrinsic Tensile Strength of Hemp Fibers as a Reinforcement of Polypropylene
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peer-reviewed