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Agave nonwovens in polypropylene composites: mechanical and thermal studies

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dc.contributor.author John, Maya J
dc.contributor.author Sikampula, N
dc.contributor.author Boguslavsky, L
dc.date.accessioned 2015-08-19T10:35:18Z
dc.date.available 2015-08-19T10:35:18Z
dc.date.issued 2015-03
dc.identifier.citation John, M.J., Sikampula, N., and Boguslavsky, L. 2015. Agave nonwovens in polypropylene composites: mechanical and thermal studies. Journal of Composite Materials, vol. 49(6), pp 669-676 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0021-9983
dc.identifier.uri http://jcm.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/02/20/0021998314524008
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8034
dc.description Copyright: 2015 SAGE Publications. This is a pre-print version. The definitive version of the work is published in Journal of Composite Materials, vol. 49(6), pp 669-676 en_US
dc.description.abstract Blends of agave fibres with wool waste, pineapple leaf fibres and polypropylene fibres were manufactured by needle-punching technique. Composites were prepared with polypropylene matrix by the process of compression moulding. The effects of blend nonwovens on the mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties of composites were investigated. Composites containing agave-polypropylene (A-PP) nonwovens exhibited superior mechanical properties compared to the other two. Storage modulus of the composites was found to be maximum for agave-pineapple (A-PALF) composites due to the increased stiffness of the composites. Damping was found to be decreased with incorporation of agave nonwovens. As part of product development, parcel trays for automotives were developed from A-PP nonwovens by compression moulding technique. This study looks at the effective utilization of plant and animal fibre waste in composites. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher SAGE Publications en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Workflow;14588
dc.subject Agave fibres en_US
dc.subject Wool waste en_US
dc.subject Mechanical properties en_US
dc.subject Storage modulus en_US
dc.subject Compression molding en_US
dc.subject Composite materials en_US
dc.title Agave nonwovens in polypropylene composites: mechanical and thermal studies en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation John, M. J., Sikampula, N., & Boguslavsky, L. (2015). Agave nonwovens in polypropylene composites: mechanical and thermal studies. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8034 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation John, Maya J, N Sikampula, and L Boguslavsky "Agave nonwovens in polypropylene composites: mechanical and thermal studies." (2015) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8034 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation John MJ, Sikampula N, Boguslavsky L. Agave nonwovens in polypropylene composites: mechanical and thermal studies. 2015; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8034. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - John, Maya J AU - Sikampula, N AU - Boguslavsky, L AB - Blends of agave fibres with wool waste, pineapple leaf fibres and polypropylene fibres were manufactured by needle-punching technique. Composites were prepared with polypropylene matrix by the process of compression moulding. The effects of blend nonwovens on the mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties of composites were investigated. Composites containing agave-polypropylene (A-PP) nonwovens exhibited superior mechanical properties compared to the other two. Storage modulus of the composites was found to be maximum for agave-pineapple (A-PALF) composites due to the increased stiffness of the composites. Damping was found to be decreased with incorporation of agave nonwovens. As part of product development, parcel trays for automotives were developed from A-PP nonwovens by compression moulding technique. This study looks at the effective utilization of plant and animal fibre waste in composites. DA - 2015-03 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Agave fibres KW - Wool waste KW - Mechanical properties KW - Storage modulus KW - Compression molding KW - Composite materials LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2015 SM - 0021-9983 T1 - Agave nonwovens in polypropylene composites: mechanical and thermal studies TI - Agave nonwovens in polypropylene composites: mechanical and thermal studies UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8034 ER - en_ZA


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