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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 78, 2016
2nd International Conference on Green Design and Manufacture 2016 (IConGDM 2016)
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| Article Number | 01033 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20167801033 | |
| Published online | 07 October 2016 | |
Photostability Characterization of Wood Polymer Composites of Polyvinyl Chloride and Rice Husk to Ultra-Violet Irradiation Exposure
Sustainable Polymer Engineering (E1), Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Center (AMMC), Faculty of Mechanical and Manucfacturing Engineering, University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia
* Corresponding author: farhana.irmb@gmail.com
In this study, the photostability of wood polymer composites (WPC) was assessed by using ultra-violet accelerated weathering test. Meanwhile, the mechanical properties of WPC show strength improvement at prolonged UV irradiation exposure with 43.21 MPa and maximum strain of 4.08 % at 5000 hours and 1000 hours UV irradiation exposure respectively. The colour stability of WPC was improved by addition of Ultraviolet (UV) stabilizer during pre-mixing process which shows positive effect on the colour stability and prevented chalking of the composites for external use. Generally, discolourations of WPC during test exposure were caused by degradation of both wood and plastic. Therefore, incorporation with pigments and other additives gives improvement to the photostability of WPC. This is based on the increment of WPCs mechanical property while the morphological fracture surface of dumbbell test specimens revealed the pull out rice husk fiber which contributed to the distribution of load in the WPC samples.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2016
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