• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.320-325
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• 2015

Flow mark is a sort of surface defect on the composite that can arise during the filling stage of the injection molding process. The purpose of this study is to clarify a mechanism of the flow mark which appears on the surface of injection molded Polypropylene (PP) through the characterization of the surface structure. The materials used in this report are PP/rubber and PP/talc compounding, which are widely used in automobile part. The flow mark shows two different constitutions, such as a luster part and a cloud part on the surface of the injection molded PP. We have investigated the surface structure of PP/rubber and PP/talc composites by using scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDAX) and optical microscopy (OM). As a result, the cloud part contains higher contents of the rubber and talc compare to the luster part.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.318-323
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• 2011

폐타이어고무분말을 재활용하기 위하여 방수시트용 고무분말 복합체를 제조하였으며, 수지 종류와 가교제의 함량이 복합체의 기계적 특성에 미치는 영향을 고찰하였다. EPDM이 부가됨에 따라 고무분말 PE 복합체의 신장율이 3배 이상 증가하는 현상을 나타내었다. 고무분말 충전 복합체에 가교제의 농도가 증가함에 따라 복합체의 강도가 증가하였으며, 특히 재생 폴리프로필렌을 사용한 경우 3배 이상 인장강도가 현저하게 높게 나타났다. 따라서 폴리프로필렌 블렌드물로 고무분말 복합체를 제조하는 경우 신재 폴리프로필렌을 사용하는 것 보다 재생 폴리프로필렌을 사용하는 것이 기계적 특성면에서 효과적인 것으로 나타났다.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.59-68
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• 2017

The effect on the hydrolysis resistance properties by the addition of maleic anhydride grafted EMDM (MA-g-EPDM) and PP (MA-g-PP) to a PA66/GF composite was investigated with respect to the mechanical properties, thermal properties, and morphology. The degree of hydrolysis of the PA66/GF composite was measured using py-GC/MS analysis. When compared to the PA66/GFcomposite in MEG/water solution, the composites where MA-g-EPDM and MA-g-PP were added to PA66/GF showed a higher degree of hydrolysis resistance, impact strength, and thermal properties, whereas their tensile strength, tensile modulus, flexural strength and flexural modulus decreased. As immersion time in the solution increases, the rate of tensile strength drop of the MA-g-PP added composite appeared lower than that of the PA66/MA-g-EPDM/GF and PA66/GF composites. The py-GC/MS analysis confirmed the formation of PA66 hydrolysis reaction by products such as carboxylic acid and alkylamine with increasing immersion time.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.24-29
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• 2015

In this study, we investigated the effects of a crosslinking agent and a compatibilizer on the mechanical and rheological properties of waste PP and waste ground rubber tire (WGRT) composites. In order to simulate a commercial TPV, the component of waste PP and WGRT was fixed at 30 and 70 wt%, respectively. With the simple addition of SEBS-g-MA into the waste PP/WGRT composites, the tensile strength of the composite was decreased, whereas both the elongation at break and impact strength were significantly increased because of rubbery characteristics of SEBS-g-MA. In order to further improve the properties of the composites, the waste PP/WGRT/SEBS-g-MA composites was revulcanized with dicumyl peroxide (DCP). As expected, mechanical properties of the revulcanized composites was generally improved. Especially, with 15 and 1 phr of SEBS-g-MA and DCP, elongation at break was highest value of about 183% because of the recross-linking of WGRT without chain scission of the main chain. It was found that complex viscosity of the revulcanized composite increased which might verify further vulcanization of the WGRT.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.125-131
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• 2011

일정한 길이로 분쇄한 케냐프섬유를 일정한 비율로 PP수지에 복합화하여 섬유의 함량에 따른 기계적특성을 조사하였다. 케냐프 섬유의 함량이 증가할수록 인장강도, 굴곡탄성률, 충격강도, 비중, 열변형온도가 증가하는 경향을 나타내었으나 신장률, 굴곡강도, 용융유동지수는 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 기계적물성증가의 원인은 섬유와 PP간의 계면접촉면적의 증가와 섬유간의 연결간섭으로 고찰되었다. 케냐프섬유내에 존재하는 증발성추출물질이 PP와 의 계면접착에 있어서 감소에 영향을 미치는 것으로 고려된다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.1082-1088
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• 2001

Nowadays study on recycling disused plastics for automobiles was lively progressed. Rubber and talcum powder was added to retrieve degradation of physical properties caused by recycling disused polypropylene. The effect of the temperature, the fatigue load and the loading speed on DEN(double edged notch) specimen which was made by the pp-rubber composites during fracture was studied by. DEN specimen was made on PP-rubber composites through the injection molding. With increasing temperature the fracture strength was linearly decreased and the fracture energy was increased by $0^{\circ}C$ and after that decreased. In the same temperature the fracture strength during increasing the notch radius was hardly increased. The fracture behaviour at low and high loading speed was different entirely. At high loading speed plastic region was small and fracture behaviour was seen to brittle fracture tendency. With increasing fatigue load fracture energy was first rapidly decreased and subsequently steady when radius of notch tip was 2mm, but Maximum load during fracture scarcely varied. The deformation mechanism of polypropylene-rubber composites during fracture was studied by SEM fractography. A strong plastic deformation of the matrix ahead of the notch/crack occurred. The deformation seem to be enhanced by a thermal blunting of the notch/crack.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.182-187
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• 2019

To improve the mechanical properties of glass-fiber-reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites through interfacial adhesion control between the PP matrix and glass fiber, the surface of the glass fiber was modified with PP-graft-maleic anhydride (MAPP). Surface modification of the glass fiber was carried out through the well-known hydrolysis-condensation reaction using 3-aminopropyltriethoxy silane, and then subsequently treated with MAPP to produce the desired MAPP-anchored glass fiber (MAPP-a-GF). The glass-fiber-reinforced PP composites were prepared by typical melt-mixing technique. The effect of chemical modification of the glass fiber surface on the mechanical properties of composites was investigated. The resulting mechanical and morphological properties showed improved interfacial adhesion between the MAPP-a-GF and PP matrix in the composites.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.164-174
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• 2009

모듈라 치합형 동방향 이축 스크류식 압출기(modular intermeshing co-rotating twin screw extruder)를 이용하여 저온 내 충격성 향상을 위해 PA66/EPDM/PP-g-MA 및 PA66/EPDM-g-MA/PP-g-MA 복합체를 각 성분 wt%를 변화하여 제조하였다. 그 결과 이들 복합체 중에서 PA66/EPDM-g-MA/PP-g-MA의 wt%가 90/8/2인 복합체가 다른 복합체들 보다 열적, 기계적으로 우수한 결과를 나타내었다. 그리고 열중량분석기(Thermogravimetric Analysis), 시차주사열량계(Differential Scanning Calorimeter)를 이용하여 열적 특성, 주사 전자현미경(Scanning Electron Microcsopy)을 이용하여 형태학적 변화를 분석하였다. 본연구를 통하여 기존 PA66/EPDM composite의 단점인 낮은 계면력과 저온 내충격성을 향상 시켰으며, 최적의 mixing효과를 위한 screw configuration에 따른 압출 공정 확립과 PA66/EPDM composite 생산 공정 국산화 및 원가절감의 효과를 가져왔다.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2006

Allylamine을 이용하여 UV하에서 폐타이어 분말을 개질하였으며, 이를 이용한 PP/폐타이어분말 복합체의 열적, 유변학적 성질을 분석하였다. X-ray 분석결과 무수말레 산이 그라프트된 폴리프로필렌과 같은 상용화제가 없는 경우 ${\beta}$ 결정의 피크 강도가 증가한 반면 상용화제가 있는 경우 완전히 없어짐을 알 수 있었으며, DSC 결과에서도 이를 확인할 수 있었다. 개질된 폐타이어 분말을 함유한 복합체의 용융점도와 탄성모듈러스는 개질되지 않은 분말을 함유한 복합체 보다 높은 값을 나타내었으며, 이는 개질된 분말 표면의 아민기와 말레이산이 그라프트된 PP의 상호작용에 기인하는 것으로 판단된다.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제59권2호
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• pp.51-63
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• 2024

Polypropylene (PP) is a commodity plastic that is widely used owing to its cost-effectiveness, lightweight nature, easy processability, and outstanding chemical and thermomechanical characteristics. However, the imperative to address energy and environmental crises has spurred global initiatives toward a circular economy, necessitating sustainable alternatives to traditional fossil-fuel-derived plastics. In this study, we conducted a series of comparative investigations of bio-based polypropylene (bio-PP) blends with current PP of the same and different grades. An extrusion-based processing methodology was employed for the bio-PP composites. Talc was used as an active filler for the preparation of the composites. A comparative analysis with the current petroleum-based PP indicated that the thermal properties and tensile characteristics of the bio-PP blends and composites remained largely unaltered, signifying the feasibility of bio-PP as a potential substitute for the current PP. To achieve a higher Young's modulus, elongation at break (EAB), and melt flow index (MFI), we prepared different composites of PP of different grades and bio-PP with varying talc contents. Interestingly, at higher biomass contents, the composites exhibited higher MFI and EAB values with comparable Young's moduli. Notably, the impact strengths of the composites with various biomass and talc contents remained unaltered. In-depth investigations through surface analysis confirmed the uniform dispersion of talc within the composite matrix. Furthermore, the moldability of the bio-PP composites was substantiated by comprehensive rheological property assessments encompassing shear rate and shear viscosity. Thus, from these outcomes, the fabricated bio-PP-based composites could be an alternative to petroleum-based PP composites for sustainable automobile applications.