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MATEC Web of Conferences
Volume 30, 2015
2015 the 4th International Conference on Material Science and Engineering Technology (ICMSET 2015)
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| Article Number | 01011 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Advanced materials and properties | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20153001011 | |
| Published online | 04 November 2015 | |
The Effects of Coupling Agents on the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Eucalyptus Flour/HDPE Composite
1 Department of Textile Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, PathumThani, 12110, Thailand
2 Department of Materials and Production Technology Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology, North Bangkok, Bangkok, 10800, Thailand
a Corresponding author: siripan.m@en.rmutt.ac.th
The aim of this research was to study the effects of the coupling agents, FusabondTM E-528 (polyethylene-grafted maleic anhydride; PE-g-MA, MA) and Amino Silane (Si), on the thermal properties, and mechanical properties of Eucalyptus flour-HDPE composite. Variation of the Eucalyptus flour contents in the HDPE resulted in properties of the composite. With increasing in the contents of Eucalyptus flour in polymer matrix, the mechanical properties of the HDPE composite decreased in EU-MA series samples while they were gradually decreased in EU-Si series samples. SEM micrographs showed the fracture surface of the HDPE/Eucalyptus composite at different ratios of Eucalyptus flour. SEM micrograpgh exhibited the dispersion of EU flour in polymer matrix. The samples of both coupling agents showed an increase in interfacial adhesion, observed for the considerable decreased of gaps between the matrix and the dispersed phase. However, the EU-MA sample appeared to be more uniformly than the EU-Si sample.
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