Mechanical Properties of Phenolic Composites Reinforced with Flax-g-copolymers Prepared under Different Reaction Conditions - A Comparative Study. Issue 1 (2008)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kalia, Susheel; Kaith, B. S.
• Is Part Of: E-Journal of Chemistry. Volume 5:Issue 1(2008)
• Page Start: 177
• Page End: 184
• Publication Date: 2008
• Subjects: Flax fiber -- MMA -- Grafts co-polymers -- Mechanical properties
• DOI: 10.1155/2008/538397
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0973-4945

Abstract

Abstract : Graft copolymers of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and its binary mixtures such as MMA + ethyl acrylate (EA), MMA + acrylonitrile (AN), MMA + acrylic acid (AA), MMA + vinyl acetate (VA), MMA + acrylamide (AAm) and MMA + styrene (Sty) with flax fiber have been prepared in air (IA) and under the influence of microwave radiations (MWR). Synthesized flax- g -copolymers under two different reaction conditions were used as reinforcing material in the preparation of phenol-formaldehyde composites. Mechanical properties such as wear resistance, modulus of rupture (MOR), modulus of elasticity (MOE) and stress at the limit of proportionality (SP) were measured and a comparative studied has been made. It has been found that composites reinforced with flax- g -copolymers-MWR showed better mechanical properties in comparison to composites reinforced with flax-g-copolymers-IA