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Effects of styrene–ethylene–butylene–styrene based additives on the mechanical properties of rice hull/polypropylene composites
Author(s) -
Kuboki T.,
Lee Y.H.,
Park C.B.,
Sain M.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.20695
Subject(s) - materials science , polypropylene , ultimate tensile strength , styrene , composite material , flexural strength , copolymer , izod impact strength test , ethylene , hull , polymer , catalysis , chemistry , organic chemistry
The purpose of this study was to improve the mechanical properties (such as tensile, flexural, and impact strength) of rice hull/polypropylene composites, with the use of styrene–ethylene–butylene–styrene copolymer (SEBS) and maleated styrene–ethylene–butylene–styrene copolymer (SEBS‐MA). The results suggested that both types of additives increased the impact strength of the composites significantly as their contents increased. However, only SEBS‐MA improved the tensile and flexural strength of the composites. The results also indicated that the composites with SEBS‐MA consistently showed better mechanical properties than the SEBS counterparts for all the contents. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 47:1148–1155, 2007. © 2007 Society of Plastics Engineers