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Yunpeng Ye1, Dongfang Zou1, Shuang Si1
1School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China.
Abstract:
Reed charcoal/polypropylene (RC/PP) composites were prepared by melt-blending and molding processes. The effects of RC addition (by mass fraction) on its mechanical properties were investigated and the mechanism characterized. The results showed that RC and PP were physically bonded and formed a mechanical interlocking matrix. The water absorption rate of these composites was <1% at 168 h. As the RC mass fraction increased, the tensile modulus, crystallinity, and energy storage modulus of the composites increased and then decreased, with the tensile modulus reaching a maximum of 679.4 MPa. The thermal decomposition rate peak and starting melt temperature increased by 14.8 and 2.5 °C, respectively, compared to pure PP, and the energy storage modulus reached a maximum of 3752.8 MPa at 40 wt% RC. The addition of RC in appropriate amounts improved the rigidity and thermal stability of these composites.
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