Citation
R. Nawang et al., Mechanical properties of sago starch-filled linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) composites, POLYM TEST, 20(2), 2001, pp. 167-172
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
POLYMER TESTING
ISSN journal
01429418
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Volume
20
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
167 - 172
Database
ISI
SICI code
0142-9418(2001)20:2<167:MPOSSL>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Mechanical properties of composites made from sago starch (SS) and LLDPE ha
ve been investigated. Mechanical properties such as tensile strength (TS) a
nd elongation at break (EB) decreased with increasing starch content while
the modulus increased. Composite equations of Kerner, Nielsen and Halpin-Ts
ai were used to explain the effect of filler volume fraction on the mechani
cal properties of the composites. Disagreement occurs between experimental
and theoretical data as filler volume fraction of the composites increases.
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