INFLUENCE OF SHORT PINEAPPLE FIBER ON THE VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES OF LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE

Authors
GEORGE J JOSEPH K BHAGAWAN SS THOMAS S
Citation
J. George et al., INFLUENCE OF SHORT PINEAPPLE FIBER ON THE VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES OF LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE, Materials letters, 18(3), 1993, pp. 163-170
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science","Physics, Applied
Journal title
Materials letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
0167577X
Volume
18
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
163 - 170
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-577X(1993)18:3<163:IOSPFO>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Viscoelastic properties of low-density polyethylene reinforced with sh ort pineapple fibers, extracted from pineapple leaves, have been studi ed as a function of temperature at different fiber orientations. It wa s found that longitudinally oriented fiber composites show the maximum value of storage modulus. The effects of fiber loading and fiber leng th on the viscoelastic properties have been assessed.