Mechanical Properties of Reed Fiber Reinforced Low Density Polyethylene Composites
With reed fiber as reinforcing agent, low density polyethylene ( PE-LD ) /reed fiber composites were prepared. The effects of reed fiber content, maleic anhydride grafted PE-LD ( PE-LD-g-MAH ) content and wollastonite content on the mechanical properties of the composites were studied. The results showed that without the compatibilizer PE-LD-g-MAH and when the content of reed fiber increased, the tensile strength and bending strength of the composites first increased slightly and then decreased, moreover, the impact strength decreased. PE-LD-g-MAH could increase the tensile strength and bending strength of the composites, when the mass fraction of PE-LD-g-MAH was 10%, the mechanical properties of PE-LD/reed fiber composite were the best. When the mass fraction of wollastonite and reed fiber was 10% and 20%, the composite had better mechanical properties.
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