Investigation of the characteristics of kenaf fibre reinforced polypropylene composites

This research work focus on the characterisation of the mechanical and thermal properties of kenaf fibre reinforced polypropylene composites. The composites were fabricated by extrusion followed by injection and compression moulding. The effects of fibre content, coupling agent content (MAPP), different types of moulding processes and addition of filler materials (kenaf core) were observed through mechanical, thermal and microscopic testing.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Centre for Materials Engineering

Year dc:date.issued

2008

Author dc:creator

• Kim, Soeyeh

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Marcus, Kashif

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11579

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11579