Mechanical Properties and Stress-Strain Behaviour of Binary and Ternary Composites Based on Polyolefins and Vegetable Fillers

Abstract:

Binary and ternary composites based on isotactic polypropylene and low-density polyethylene in a wide range of ratios without and with filler content have been investigated. Micron-scale vegetable cellulosic components initiating biological degradation have been used as fillers for polymeric composites. The analysis of stress-strain behaviour of the composites has shown a non-additive dependency of elongation and tensile strength at break on blends composition. Based on this study results the composition and structure of polymeric phase of binary and ternary composites, as well as dimensional parameters of filler particles have a significant impact on stress-strain behaviour of the materials. The main regularities determining materials mechanical properties have been discovered, that, in turn, could be used for predicting service behaviour of composites under investigation.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 265)
• Pages: 221-226
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.265.221
• Online since: September 2017
• Authors: Elena E. Mastalygina*, A.A. Popov
• Keywords: Blends, Mechanical Properties, Polymer Composites, Polyolefins, Stress-Strain Behaviour, Vegetable Fillers

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