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JOURNAL OF THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Volume 32, Issue 10, Pages 1427-1442Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0892705718799832
Keywords
Kenaf; jute; thermoplastic; mechanical testing; microwave curing
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- Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), Government of India
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In the present work, polypropylene (PP)- and polyethylene (PE)-based composites were cured using microwave energy with 15% weight percentage of jute and kenaf fibres. The detailed mechanism of microwave curing of the composites has been discussed with suitable illustrations. The mechanical characterization of the microwave-cured composites was carried out using various tests. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) fractographs were used to study the mechanisms of failure. The ultimate tensile strength of various microwave-cured composites was in the range of 44-50 MPa. The interlaminar shear strength of the PP-based composites was 62% higher than the PE-based composites. The impact energy of the microwave-cured composites was in the range of 18-24 kJ. The mechanical performance of the microwave-cured composites was comparable to the composites obtained through traditional manufacturing routes.
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