Recycled High Density Polyethylene / Natural Rubber / Chicken Feather Fibers (RHDPE/NR/CFF) Composites: The Effects of Fiber Loading and Benzyl Urea on Tensile Properties and Morphology Analysis

Abstract:

The effects of benzyl urea into RHDPE/NR/CFF composites with different fibers loading were studied. The composites were prepared using BrabenderPlasticorder at 160 °C with rotor speed of 50rpm. The composites were characterized in respect of their tensile properties and morphology. The results indicated that RHDPE/NR/CFF with benzyl urea composites show higher values of tensile strength, Youngs modulus, but lower elongation at break than RHDPE/NR/CFF composites. RHDPE/NR/CFF with benzyl urea composites gave a better interfacial adhesion between the matrix and the fiber than RHDPE/NR/CFF composites as evidence using SEM.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 795)
• Pages: 582-586
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.795.582
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: M.I.M. Yazid, A.G. Supri, Z. Firuz, Luqman Musa
• Keywords: Benzyl Urea, Chicken Feather, Natural Rubber (NR), Recycled High Density Polyethylene

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