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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS AND POLYMERIC BIOMATERIALS
Volume 62, Issue 4, Pages 226-230Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS
DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2011.641694
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Chemical resistance behaviors; green composites; mechanical properties; natural fibers; water absorption
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Natural cellulosic pine needles were used in long fiber form as a new, potential reinforcement to fabricate green composites using the compression-molding technique. Mechanical and physico-chemical properties of green composites have been investigated as a function of fiber loading in order to assess their applicability in everyday life. The green composites fabricated showed a universal trend of increase in properties with fiber loading up to 30% and beyond this loading these properties decrease. Fiber/matrix interaction between the polymer and reinforcement has been analyzed from the mechanical and morphological studies, which reveal the impact of good interfacial compatibility.
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