dc.creatorSpinace, MAS
dc.creatorJaneiro, LG
dc.creatorBernardino, FC
dc.creatorGrossi, TA
dc.creatorDe Paoli, MA
dc.date2011
dc.dateJUL-SEP
dc.date2014-07-30T18:09:55Z
dc.date2015-11-26T17:45:45Z
dc.date2014-07-30T18:09:55Z
dc.date2015-11-26T17:45:45Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-29T00:28:10Z
dc.date.available2018-03-29T00:28:10Z
dc.identifierPolimeros-ciencia E Tecnologia. Assoc Brasil Polimeros, v. 21, n. 3, n. 168, n. 174, 2011.
dc.identifier0104-1428
dc.identifierWOS:000295750400003
dc.identifier10.1590/S0104-14282011005000036
dc.identifierhttp://www.repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/70754
dc.identifierhttp://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/70754
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1288280
dc.descriptionThere is growing interest in reinforced polymer composites using short vegetal fibers to replace glass fibers for several reasons. The composite fibers are produced from renewable resources, being biodegradable and less abrasive to the processing equipment, in addition to possessing a lower density than the glass fibers. Since their thermal degradation onset is at 200 degrees C, they can be used to reinforce thermoplastics processed below this temperature and thermosets. Several vegetal fibers have been used as reinforcing agent, including sisal and cuarua. However, there is controversy in the literature about the composites final properties. In this work we compare the properties of composites of high density polyethylene or polypropylene with 20 wt. (%) of short sisal or curaua fibers, with or without a coupling agent. All composites were processed by extrusion and molded by injection, under exactly the same conditions, and the mechanical properties were compared. The curaua fibers presented a higher tensile resistance than the sisal fibers, and the composites with curaua fibers had slightly higher tensile and flexural resistance compared to the sisal fiber composites. The situation is opposite in the impact resistance results, with sisal composites displaying higher impact resistance. Since sisal fibers are more fragile than curaua fibers, during processing there is a higher fracture of sisal in comparison to curaua, inducing these differences in composites mechanical properties.
dc.description21
dc.description3
dc.description168
dc.description174
dc.languagept
dc.publisherAssoc Brasil Polimeros
dc.publisherSao Carlos
dc.publisherBrasil
dc.relationPolimeros-ciencia E Tecnologia
dc.relationPolimeros
dc.rightsaberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectVegetal fibers
dc.subjectcuraua
dc.subjectsisal
dc.subjectpolymeric composite
dc.subjectextrusion
dc.subjectPolypropylene Composites
dc.titlePolyolefins Reinforced with Short Vegetal Fibers: Sisal vs. Curaua
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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