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Composites based on polypropylene and short wool fibres
Lucia Conzatti,Francesco Giunco,Paola Stagnaro,Alessia Patrucco,Claudia Marano,M. Rink,Enrico Marsano +6 more
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In this paper, the addition of a maleinized polypropylene compatibilizer was investigated in order to improve fibre/matrix adhesion, focusing the attention on fibre length and their distribution as well as on fibre/metrix interaction.Abstract:
Isotropic polypropylene-based composites, containing up to 60 wt.% of well dispersed wool fibres, were successfully prepared by melt blending in an internal batch mixer. The addition of a maleinized polypropylene compatibilizer was investigated in order to improve fibre/matrix adhesion. Morphology, thermal and mechanical properties of the ensuing composites were investigated focusing the attention on fibre length and their distribution as well as on fibre/matrix interaction. Data from mechanical analysis were compared with theoretical models and with the mechanical characteristics of a composite made of polypropylene with uncut aligned wool fibres.read more
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