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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
engineering
Transport properties of polyester composite reinforced with treated sisal fibers
Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Volume 31, No. 2, Year 2012
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Thermal conductivity, diffusivity, relative permittivity, specific heat, and tensile properties of sisal/polyester composites were investigated as a function of fiber volume fraction and fiber surface modification. The composites were prepared by resin transfer molding (RTM) technique. Sisal fibers were subjected to various chemical and physical modifications such as mercerization, heating at 100°C, permanganate treatment, benzoylation, and silanization to improve the interfacial bonding with matrix. All treatments used in this study improved the relative permittivity, tensile strength, Young's modulus, and reduced the elongation at break. The use of NaOH and silane treatments decreased the thermal conductivity. Beside these, a comparison between dielectric, mechanical, and thermal behaviors of the composites was reported in this paper. A linear dependence of the relative variation of dielectric permittivity, Young's modulus, and thermal conductivity was also shown for untreated systems. © The Author(s) 2011.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sreekumar, P. A.
India, Kozhikode
National Institute of Technology Calicut
Saudi Arabia, Dhahran
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Agoudjil, Boudjemaa
Algeria, Batna
Université de Batna 1
Boudenne, Abderrahim
France, Creteil
Université Paris-est Créteil Val de Marne
Unnikrishnan, Gopalakrishna Panicker
India, Kozhikode
National Institute of Technology Calicut
Ibos, Laurent
France, Creteil
Université Paris-est Créteil Val de Marne
Fois, Magali
France, Creteil
Université Paris-est Créteil Val de Marne
Sabu, Thomas P.
India, Kottayam
Mahatma Gandhi University
Statistics
Citations: 21
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/0731684411431971
ISSN:
07316844
e-ISSN:
15307964