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Mechanical Properties of Phormium Tenax Reinforced Natural Rubber Composites
- Source :
- Fibers, Volume 9, Issue 2, Fibers, Vol 9, Iss 11, p 11 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021.
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Abstract
- The introduction of natural fibers as a filler in a natural rubber (NR) matrix can be of relevance for their eco-friendly and sustainable nature as the substitute for carbon-based fillers. In this work, short Phormium tenax fibers were introduced in random orientation into a NR matrix in different lengths (6, 10, and 14 mm) and various amounts (10, 20, and 30%, taking 100 as the NR weight). The composite was fabricated using a two-roll mill according to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D3184-11 standard. Several properties were determined, namely tensile and tear characteristics, hardness, and abrasion resistance. The results suggest that the shortest fiber length used, 6 mm, offered the best combination between loss of mechanical (tensile and tear) properties and hardness and the most acceptable resistance to abrasion, with the properties increasing with the amount of fibers present in NR. As a consequence, it is indicated that a higher amount of fibers could be possibly introduced, especially to achieve harder composites, though this would require a more controlled mixing process not excessively reducing tensile elongation at break.
- Subjects :
- untreated Phormium tenax
Materials science
fiber length
Abrasion (mechanical)
Composite number
02 engineering and technology
engineering.material
mechanical properties
010402 general chemistry
01 natural sciences
Phormium tenax
Biomaterials
Natural rubber
lcsh:TP890-933
lcsh:TP200-248
Filler (materials)
Ultimate tensile strength
Fiber
Composite material
lcsh:QH301-705.5
Civil and Structural Engineering
Tensile testing
biology
lcsh:Chemicals: Manufacture, use, etc
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
biology.organism_classification
lcsh:QC1-999
hardness
0104 chemical sciences
rubber composite
lcsh:Biology (General)
Mechanics of Materials
visual_art
abrasion
Ceramics and Composites
engineering
visual_art.visual_art_medium
lcsh:Textile bleaching, dyeing, printing, etc
0210 nano-technology
lcsh:Physics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20796439
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Fibers
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d128729adc3303374db2a196cf355087
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/fib9020011