Physical and Mechanical Characteristics of Kevlar Fiber-Reinforced PC/ABS Composites

Sarawut Rimdusit; Parkpoom Lorjai; Kuljira Sujirote; Sunan Tiptipakorn

doi:10.4186/ej.2012.16.1.57

Physical and Mechanical Characteristics of Kevlar Fiber-Reinforced PC/ABS Composites

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Sarawut Rimdusit Chulalongkorn University
Parkpoom Lorjai Chulalongkorn University
Kuljira Sujirote National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC)
Sunan Tiptipakorn Kasetsart University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4186/ej.2012.16.1.57

Keywords:

Polycarbonate, ABS, composite, Kevlar fiber.

Abstract

In this research, the composites between polycarbonate (PC) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) alloy and Kevlar fiber were prepared. The flexural and tensile properties of PC/ABS alloy and its composites were determined using a universal testing machine. The synergistic behavior of flexural modulus was observed for all regions of PC contents, while the synergism of flexural strength and tensile strength were found in some PC contents. It was found that the optimum weight ratio of PC:ABS was 60:40. In the Kevlar Fiber-reinforced PC/ABS composite system at PC:ABS of 60:40, both flexural modulus and strength were increased with matrix contents. Additionally, the flexural strength drastically increased with the matrix content and then reached the maximum value of 167 MPa at the matrix content of 33.4 wt%. The results from peel test, water contact measurement, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) reveal that the interfacial adhesion between the Kevlar fiber and the polymer matrix could be improved by increasing the PC content in the matrix.

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Author Biographies

Sarawut Rimdusit
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Polymer Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Parkpoom Lorjai
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Polymer Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Kuljira Sujirote
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National Metal and Materials Technology Center, 114 Thailand Science Park, Klong Luang, Pathumthani12120, Thailand

Sunan Tiptipakorn
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Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand

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Vol 16 No 1, Nov 8, 2011

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S. Rimdusit, P. Lorjai, K. Sujirote, and S. Tiptipakorn, “Physical and Mechanical Characteristics of Kevlar Fiber-Reinforced PC/ABS Composites”, Eng. J., vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 57-66, Nov. 2011.

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