Research Article

Understanding the Reinforcing Mechanisms in Kenaf Fiber/PLA and Kenaf Fiber/PP Composites: A Comparative Study

Table 3

Characteristic XRD peaks and corresponding crystallographic planes of kenaf/PP composites.

PP
20 wt% kenaf/PP30 wt% kenaf/PP40 wt% kenaf/PPα-form [3032]β-form [31]

13.9714.0414.114.1<110>
1616.0716.04<300>
16.7716.7716.8416.82<040>
18.3818.3918.4518.51<130>
20.9220.8220.85<111><301>
21.6221.5221.5321.67<041>
25.1625.0125.1325.15<060>
28.0128.0728.0728.07<220>