Research Article
Thermomechanical Properties of Jute/Bamboo Cellulose Composite and Its Hybrid Composites: The Effects of Treatment and Fiber Loading
Table 3
Melting characteristics of neat LDPE, UJBC, JCC, BCC, and JBCC at 10 wt% cellulose fiber loading.
| Specimen | Initial melting temperature (°C) | Peak melting temperature (°C) | Final melting temperature (°C) | Heat flow (Jg−1) | Crystallinity |
| Neat LDPE | 119.44 | 131.30 | 136.08 | 162.10 | 55.9% |
| F10UJBC | 117.56 | 129.43 | 134.64 | 118.41 | 45.3% | F10JCC | 119.15 | 128.46 | 132.64 | 131.38 | 50.3% | F10BCC | 120.81 | 131.90 | 136.61 | 109.39 | 41.9% | F10JBCC | 119.54 | 130.10 | 134.82 | 120.91 | 46.3% |
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: enthalpy of fusion and : degree of crystallinity.
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