Mechanical, thermal, and microstructure analysis of silk- and cotton-waste-fiber-reinforced high-density polyethylene composites

KOÇAK E. D., TAŞDEMİR M., USTA İ., MERDAN N., Akalin M.

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering, cilt.47, sa.5, ss.502-507, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/03602550801977919
  • Dergi Adı: Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.502-507
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: cotton waste, HDPE, polymer composite, silk waste
  • İstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, composite structures were produced using HDPE polymer with silk and cotton waste as reinforcement fibers in different ratios. Cotton and silk wastes were mixed in the ratios of HDPE/silk or cotton waste 100%/0%, 97%/3%, and 94%/6%. This mixture was prepared with double-screwed extruder. The tests were carried out in terms of tensile strength, % elongation, yield strength, elasticity module, izod impact strength, melt flow index (MFI), heat deflection temperature (HDT), and vicat softening temperature. Materials' thermal transitions were determined with differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) and microstructure properties with scanning electron microscope (SEM).