Journal
WEAR
Volume 261, Issue 10, Pages 1057-1063Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2006.01.039
Keywords
abrasive wear; MA-g-PP; jute PP; composite
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In this paper, studies have been conducted to investigate the abrasive wear behaviour of jute fibre-reinforced polypropylene composites. Effect of addition of maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene (MA-g-PP)-coupling agent by two different approach, sliding distance and load on abrasive wear performance of jute fibre-PP composites has been determined by using a SUGA abrasion tester. Use of coupling agent gives better wear resistance as compared to without the use of coupling agent. It has also been found that addition of MA-g-PP coupling agent during melt mixing gives better wear resistance as compared to the jute PP composites having MA-g-PP solution-treated jute fibres, which has been explained on the basis of highest thermal stability of jute-PP Composite having melt-mixed MA-g-PP. Abrasive wear performance of the composites has been explained with the help of surface microstructures of worn surfaces. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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