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/PP | 30 wt% kenaf/PP | 40 wt% kenaf/PP | α-form [30–32] | β-form [31] |
| 13.97 | 14.04 | 14.1 | 14.1 | <110> | | | 16 | 16.07 | 16.04 | | <300> | 16.77 | 16.77 | 16.84 | 16.82 | <040> | | 18.38 | 18.39 | 18.45 | 18.51 | <130> | | 20.92 | 20.82 | 20.85 | | <111> | <301> | 21.62 | 21.52 | 21.53 | 21.67 | <041> | | 25.16 | 25.01 | 25.13 | 25.15 | <060> | | 28.01 | 28.07 | 28.07 | 28.07 | <220> | |
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