Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMOPHYSICS
Volume 27, Issue 6, Pages 1873-1881Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10765-006-0128-0
Keywords
coupling agent; natural fiber; tensile strength; thermal conductivity; thermoplastic composite
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With restrictions for environmental protection being strengthened, thermoplastics reinforced with natural fibers such as jute, kenaf, flax, etc., have replaced automotive interior materials such as chemical plastics. In this study, the thermal conductivity of several kinds of thermoplastic composites in the form of board composed of 48.5 mass% polypropylene (PP) and 48.5 mass% natural fiber (NF), and reinforced with 3.0 mass% maleated polypropylene (MAPP) and 0.3 mass% silane as the coupling agents, were measured at temperatures of -10, 10, and 30 degrees C, using a heat flow meter apparatus. The results show that the thermal conductivity is in the range of 0.05-0.07 W.m(-1).K-1, and the thermal conductivity increased about 10-15% by adding MAPP and about 10-25% by soaking in a silane aqueous solution. The tensile strength was also measured, and the result shows similar trends as the thermal conductivity.
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