Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1886765 | Radiation Physics and Chemistry | 2009 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Jute fabrics-reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites (50% fiber) were prepared by compression molding. Composites were fabricated with non-irradiated jute fabrics/non-irradiated PP (C-0), non-irradiated jute fabrics/irradiated PP (C-1), irradiated jute fabrics/non-irradiated PP (C-2) and irradiated jute fabrics/irradiated PP (C-3). It was found that C-3 composite performed the best mechanical properties over other composites. Total radiation dose varied from 250-1000Â krad and composites made of using 500Â krad showed the best results. The optimized values (C-3 composites) for tensile strength (TS), bending strength (BS) and impact strength (IS) were found to be 63Â MPa, 73Â MPa and 2.93Â kJ/m2, respectively.
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Authors
Haydaruzzaman Haydaruzzaman, Ruhul A. Khan, Mubarak A. Khan, A.H. Khan, M.A. Hossain,