TY - GEN
T1 - Dosable sisal fibres for thermoplastic composites
AU - Burgstaller, Christoph
AU - Bachtrod, Manfred Q.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The aim of this work was to improve the dosability of sisal fibers by coating sisal yarns with a film former prior to cutting, to yield dosable fiber bundles, which can be processed with standard plastics processing equipment and to evaluate the effectiveness of such fibers in a thermoplastic matrix. We found, that it is possible to produce such fiber bundles, which are properly dosable and yielded good properties in polypropylene matrix composites, although there is room for improvement via the selection of a film former, which is more compatible with the matrix.
AB - The aim of this work was to improve the dosability of sisal fibers by coating sisal yarns with a film former prior to cutting, to yield dosable fiber bundles, which can be processed with standard plastics processing equipment and to evaluate the effectiveness of such fibers in a thermoplastic matrix. We found, that it is possible to produce such fiber bundles, which are properly dosable and yielded good properties in polypropylene matrix composites, although there is room for improvement via the selection of a film former, which is more compatible with the matrix.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84865760335
SN - 9781622760831
T3 - Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings
SP - 467
EP - 471
BT - 70th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2012, ANTEC 2012
T2 - 70th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2012, ANTEC 2012
Y2 - 2 April 2012 through 4 April 2012
ER -