EFFECT OF ADDING BANANA PSEUDO STEM (BPS) ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ABS COMPOSITES | ||
| Journal of Al-Azhar University Engineering Sector | ||
| Article 24, Volume 13, Issue 48, July 2018, Pages 1090-1098 PDF (1.34 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/auej.2018.18983 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed Sameh Ahmed; Taiser Attia; Ayman Aly Abd El-Wahab | ||
| Designs and Production Department, Faculty of Eng., Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| BPS was used as reinforcement fibers in ABS matrix. Banana fibers were pretreated by using Sodium hydroxide solution with 5% concentration for 24 hours in order to enhance the adhesion interface between banana fibers and ABS Matrix. ABS/BPS composites were prepared at 0, 10, 20 and 30 wt% banana fibers. The ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and impact toughness for BPS/ABS composites at 0, 10, 20, 30 % fiber weight percentage were studied. The SEM observation for fracture surfaces was investigated. The thermal stability of the composites is studied using TGA test. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| BPS/ABS composite; NaOH; UTS; impact toughness; SEM; TGA; Thermal stability | ||
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