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Evaluation of polypropylene hybrid composites containing glass fiber and basalt powder

  • Mateusz Barczewski EMAIL logo , Danuta Matykiewicz , Olga Mysiukiewicz and Paweł Maciejewski
Published/Copyright: August 12, 2017
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Journal of Polymer Engineering
From the journal Journal of Polymer Engineering Volume 38 Issue 3

Abstract

Polypropylene composites filled with inorganic fillers are widely used due to their good mechanical and thermal properties. The modification efficiency of filler incorporated into thermoplastic polymer strongly depends on its shape and dimension. Therefore, the development of novel hybrid composites modified with particle and fibrous shaped fillers expands the range of thermoplastic composite applications. This work investigates the influence of glass fiber and basalt powder and their shape on the mechanical properties of polypropylene-based composites. Mechanical properties of hybrid composites were evaluated using static tensile test, impact resistance, and hardness measurements. The thermomechanical stability of the materials was evaluated via dynamic mechanical thermal analysis. Results indicated that the incorporation of inorganic fillers significantly improved the composite sample stiffness at a wide range of temperatures. The research was complemented with structure investigations realized using scanning electron microscopy. Moreover, the incorporation of basalt powder, which is well known for its low friction coefficient, improved the processing properties, as proven by the melt flow index test.

Keywords: basalt powder; glass fiber; hybrid composites; mechanical properties; polypropylene

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Poland under grant No. 02/25/DSPB/4310.

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Received: 2017-1-9
Accepted: 2017-6-12
Published Online: 2017-8-12
Published in Print: 2018-3-28

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https://doi.org/10.1515/polyeng-2017-0019
Keywords for this article
basalt powder; glass fiber; hybrid composites; mechanical properties; polypropylene

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