Improvement in mechanical properties of aluminum polypropylene composite fiber

Minoo Naebe; Christopher Hurren; Abderrahim Maazouz; Khalid Lamnawar; Xungai Wang

doi:10.1007/s12221-010-0662-z

Improvement in mechanical properties of aluminum polypropylene composite fiber

Minoo Naebe, Christopher Hurren, Abderrahim Maazouz, Khalid Lamnawar, Xungai Wang (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

Aluminum particles (Al) were added to polypropylene (PP) in the presence of poly ethylene glycol (PEG) and polypropylene-graft-maleic anhydride to produce composites. The composites were then melt-spun into a mono filament and tested for tensile properties, diameter evenness and morphology. Melt rheological properties of Al/PP composites were studied in linear viscoelastic response regions. It was observed that level of dispersion of aluminum particles within a polypropylene composite fiber could be improved by incorporating polyethylene glycol. The improvement of dispersion led to an improvement in the fibers mechanical properties through a reduction of the coefficient of variation of fiber diameter.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	662-666
Number of pages	5
Journal	Fibers and Polymers
Volume	10
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-010-0662-z
Publication status	Published - Oct 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Composite fiber
Dispersion
Mechanical property
Metal-filled polymer composite
Rheology

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General Chemistry
General Chemical Engineering
Polymers and Plastics

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