Flexural Properties and Mean Intrinsic Flexural Strength of Old Newspaper Reinforced Polypropylene Composites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Obtention of the Reinforcing Fibers
2.3. Composite Preparation and Sample Obtaining
2.4. Mechanical Characterization
2.5. Morphology of the Fibers
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Flexural Properties of the Composites
3.2. Competitiveness of ONPF Reinforced PP Composites
3.3. Analysis of the Contribution of ONPF and its Intrinsic Flexural Strength
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Composite | VF (v/v) | σfC (MPa) | EfC (GPa) | εfC (%) | σfm* (MPa) |
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PP | 0 | 40.2 ± 0.6 | 1.1 ± 0.12 | 6.5 ± 0.25 | 40.2 ± 0.6 |
20%ONPF–0%MAPP | 0.144 | 53.6 ± 1.0 | 2.1 ± 0.16 | 3.7 ± 0.16 | 53.6 ± 1.0 |
30%ONPF–0%MAPP | 0.223 | 63.4 ± 0.5 | 2.7 ± 0.22 | 2.7 ± 0.11 | 63.4 ± 0.5 |
40%ONPF–0%MAPP | 0.309 | 63.0 ± 1.8 | 3.1 ± 0.19 | 2.6 ± 0.13 | 63.0 ± 1.8 |
50%ONPF–0%MAPP | 0.402 | 60.3 ± 1.7 | 4.0 ± 0.23 | 1.6 ± 0.12 | 60.3 ± 1.7 |
20%ONPF–6%MAPP | 0.144 | 63.8 ± 0.9 | 2.2 ± 0.14 | 4.2 ± 0.18 | 63.8 ± 0.9 |
30%ONPF–6%MAPP | 0.223 | 76.5 ± 0.8 | 2.5 ± 0.18 | 4.0 ± 0.15 | 76.5 ± 0.8 |
40%ONPF–6%MAPP | 0.309 | 79.3 ± 1.2 | 3.2 ± 0.24 | 2.6 ± 0.13 | 79.3 ± 1.2 |
50%ONPF–6%MAPP | 0.402 | 86.8 ± 2.3 | 4.1 ± 0.21 | 2.5 ± 0.14 | 86.8 ± 2.3 |
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Tarrés, Q.; Soler, J.; Rojas-Sola, J.I.; Oliver-Ortega, H.; Julián, F.; Espinach, F.X.; Mutjé, P.; Delgado-Aguilar, M. Flexural Properties and Mean Intrinsic Flexural Strength of Old Newspaper Reinforced Polypropylene Composites. Polymers 2019, 11, 1244. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11081244
Tarrés Q, Soler J, Rojas-Sola JI, Oliver-Ortega H, Julián F, Espinach FX, Mutjé P, Delgado-Aguilar M. Flexural Properties and Mean Intrinsic Flexural Strength of Old Newspaper Reinforced Polypropylene Composites. Polymers. 2019; 11(8):1244. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11081244
Chicago/Turabian StyleTarrés, Quim, Jordi Soler, José Ignacio Rojas-Sola, Helena Oliver-Ortega, Fernando Julián, F. Xavier Espinach, Pere Mutjé, and Marc Delgado-Aguilar. 2019. "Flexural Properties and Mean Intrinsic Flexural Strength of Old Newspaper Reinforced Polypropylene Composites" Polymers 11, no. 8: 1244. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11081244