Enhancement of the Mechanical Properties of Basalt Fiber-Wood-Plastic Composites via Maleic Anhydride Grafted High-Density Polyethylene (MAPE) Addition
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Experimental Design and Materials
2.1.1. Experimental Design
2.1.2. Experimental Materials
2.2. Sample Preparation, Material Property Testing and Equipment
2.2.1. Sample Preparation
2.2.2. Mechanical Property Testing
2.2.3. Fractography
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Mechanical Properties of BF-WPC
Index | Item | 0% | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tensile strength | 0% | – | 0.28 | 0.00 * | 0.00 * | 0.00 * |
6% | 0.00 * | 0.01 * | – | 0.17 | 0.01 * | |
Elongation | 0% | – | 0.69 | 0.00 * | 0.00 * | 0.00 * |
6% | 0.00 * | 0.00 * | – | 0.44 | 0.97 | |
Flexural strength | 0% | – | 0.00 * | 0.00 * | 0.00 * | 0.00 * |
6% | 0.00 * | 0.42 | – | 0.96 | 0.09 |
3.2. Fracture Micrographs, a Model of the BF Interfacial Microstructure and its Mechanism of Formation
Type | 0 | E | I | D | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Features | IL present? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
BF surface | Smooth | Partly covered | Fully covered | Fully covered | |
IL shapes | (Nothing) | Lump or portion | Sheet, “I” shape | Wave-like, “D” shape |
3.3 The Relationships between the Mechanical Properties and MAPE Content
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Conflict of Interest
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Chen, J.; Wang, Y.; Gu, C.; Liu, J.; Liu, Y.; Li, M.; Lu, Y. Enhancement of the Mechanical Properties of Basalt Fiber-Wood-Plastic Composites via Maleic Anhydride Grafted High-Density Polyethylene (MAPE) Addition. Materials 2013, 6, 2483-2496. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6062483
Chen J, Wang Y, Gu C, Liu J, Liu Y, Li M, Lu Y. Enhancement of the Mechanical Properties of Basalt Fiber-Wood-Plastic Composites via Maleic Anhydride Grafted High-Density Polyethylene (MAPE) Addition. Materials. 2013; 6(6):2483-2496. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6062483
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Jinxiang, Yong Wang, Chenglong Gu, Jianxun Liu, Yufu Liu, Min Li, and Yun Lu. 2013. "Enhancement of the Mechanical Properties of Basalt Fiber-Wood-Plastic Composites via Maleic Anhydride Grafted High-Density Polyethylene (MAPE) Addition" Materials 6, no. 6: 2483-2496. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6062483