Research Article

Mechanical Properties of Palm Fibre Reinforced Recycled HDPE

Table 1

Ultimate tensile strength and Young’s Modulus for various compositions.

Type of compositesUltimate tensile strength σUT (MPa)Young’s Modulus (MPa)

HDPE28 ± 5350
HDPE + 6% CSM29 ± 8 200
HDPE + 6% DPF38 ± 3 330
HDPE + 6% DPF + 2% CSM40 ± 6300
HDPE + 6% DPF + 4% CSM50 ± 7 250
HDPE + 6% DPF + 6% CSM50 ± 3 350