Mechanics of polyropylene-seed-coat-fibres composites andPolyropylene - wood fibres composites - a comparative study

Sheila Devasahayam, Prasad Yarlagadda*

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Abstract

Forestry by-products have potential applications as components of wood composites. Replacement of conventional pine radiata wood-fibres by the fibres from the seeds (SCF) of the by-products, require determining and optimizing the mechanical properties to producing highest quality products. Response to mechanical stress is an important aspect to consider towards partial or full replacement of the wood-fibres by SCFs. In the present study the critical strain energy release rate, and the fracture toughness are derived from the published data. The present work uses rules of mixture to derive the mechanical and the physical properties of the SCF and relates the performance of the composites of the wood-fibres and the SCF to chemical composition, dispersion, weight and Vf of the fibres. We have also derived the Gc, the critical strain energy release rate, KIC, the fracture toughness of the composites.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1915-1928
Number of pages14
JournalProcedia Engineering
Volume97
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event12th Global Congress on Manufacturing and Management (GCMM) - Vellore, India
Duration: 8 Dec 201410 Dec 2014

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Keywords

  • wood-fibres
  • A. Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs)
  • B. Impact behaviour
  • B. fracture toughness
  • A. polymer-matrix composites (PMCs)
  • Wood-fibres

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