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http://dx.doi.org/10.17702/jai.2016.17.4.131

Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene/Talc Composites Prepared via Solid-State Extrusion  

Lee, Jaechoon (Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Pusan National University)
Ha, Chang-Sik (Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Pusan National University)
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Journal of Adhesion and Interface / v.17, no.4, 2016 , pp. 131-135 More about this Journal
Abstract
We investigated the specific gravity and mechanical property changes of solid-state extruded polypropylene (PP)/talc composites before and after orientation. The specific gravity of the composites increases with increasing the filler contents. The specific gravity of the oriented specimen containing filler in PP matrix is found to be much smaller than that of pre-specimen due to the formation of more micro-voids. It was found that the tensile properties of the composites are increased up to the talc content of 10 wt%, but after the contents exceeding 10 wt%, the tensile properties are decreased. For oriented specimens, the tensile strength of the composites showed monotonously decrease with increasing talc contents. When the contents of talc is 10 wt%, the theoretical values according to Halpin-Tsai equation are close to the experimental values but over 20 wt% of talc contents, the deviation of the experimental values from the theoretical prediction becomes higher. The maximum flexural strength and modulus were observed for PP/talc composites when the talc contents was 10 wt% for both pre-specimen and oriented specimen.
Keywords
polypropylene; talc; composite; orientation; solid-state extrusion;
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