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POLYMER COMPOSITES
Volume 39, Issue 11, Pages 4094-4103Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/pc.24473
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- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- Centre de Recherche sur les Materiaux Avances (CERMA)
- Centre de Recherche sur les Materiaux Renouvelables (CRMR) of Universite Laval
- Research center for high performance polymer and composite systems (CREPEC)
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In this study, the morphological, physical, and mechanical properties of maple fiber self-hybrid composites reinforced linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) have been investigated for different concentration (10, 20, and 30%) and ratio (100/0, 75/25, 50/50, 25/75, and 0/100) of short (125-250 m), medium (250-355 m), and long (355-500 m) fibers. Maple surface treatment with a coupling agent (maleated polyethylene, MAPE) was also investigated. The results show that surface treatment increased the tensile modulus and strength, and impact strength. Finally, the self-hybrid composites gave better properties than single size fibers since a positive deviation from the linear law of mixture was observed, especially at 20% wt. For example, a 75/25 ratio of medium/short or long/short fibers produced a tensile modulus and tensile strength between 13% and 33% higher than composites formulated with a single fiber size. POLYM. COMPOS., 39:4094-4103, 2018. (c) 2017 Society of Plastics Engineers
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