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Article

Bio-Based Polyethylene Composites with Natural Fiber: Mechanical, Thermal, and Ageing Properties

by
Patrycja Bazan
*,
Dariusz Mierzwiński
,
Rafał Bogucki
and
Stanisław Kuciel
Faculty of Materials Engineering and Physics, Institute of Materials Engineering, Tadeusz Kosciuszko Cracow University of Technology, Al. Jana Pawła II 37, 31-864 Cracow, Poland
*
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Materials 2020, 13(11), 2595; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13112595
Submission received: 21 May 2020 / Revised: 4 June 2020 / Accepted: 5 June 2020 / Published: 6 June 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites)
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Abstract

The study evaluated the possibility of using natural fibers as a reinforcement of bio-polyethylene. Flax, coconut, basalt fiber, and wood flour were used in the work. Strength tests like static tensile test, three-point flexural test, or impact strength showed a positive effect of reinforcing bio-polyethylene-based composites. The effect of water and thermal ageing on the mechanical behavior of composites was assessed. In order to analyze the structure, SEM microscope images were taken and the effect of natural fibers on the change in the nature of cracking of composites was presented. Composites with natural fibers at a content of 12% by weight, resulting in increase of strength and rigidity of materials. The greatest strengthening effect for natural fibers was obtained for the composite with basalt fibers.
Keywords: bio-polyethylene; composites; basalt fiber; flax fiber; wood flour; coconut shell fibers bio-polyethylene; composites; basalt fiber; flax fiber; wood flour; coconut shell fibers

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Bazan, P.; Mierzwiński, D.; Bogucki, R.; Kuciel, S. Bio-Based Polyethylene Composites with Natural Fiber: Mechanical, Thermal, and Ageing Properties. Materials 2020, 13, 2595. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13112595

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Bazan P, Mierzwiński D, Bogucki R, Kuciel S. Bio-Based Polyethylene Composites with Natural Fiber: Mechanical, Thermal, and Ageing Properties. Materials. 2020; 13(11):2595. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13112595

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Bazan, Patrycja, Dariusz Mierzwiński, Rafał Bogucki, and Stanisław Kuciel. 2020. "Bio-Based Polyethylene Composites with Natural Fiber: Mechanical, Thermal, and Ageing Properties" Materials 13, no. 11: 2595. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13112595

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Bazan, P., Mierzwiński, D., Bogucki, R., & Kuciel, S. (2020). Bio-Based Polyethylene Composites with Natural Fiber: Mechanical, Thermal, and Ageing Properties. Materials, 13(11), 2595. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13112595

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