Rice Husk Filled Polymer Composites

Table 3

Mechanical properties of RH filled PE composites.

Matrix	RH (wt%)	Secondary filler (wt%)	Coupling agent or compatibilizer	Tensile strength (MPa)	Tensile modulus (GPa)	Flexural strength (MPa)	Flexural modulus (GPa)	Impact strength (Jm^−1) (% incr.)		Reference
			(wt%)	(% incr.)	(% incr.)	(% incr.)	(% incr.)	Not.	Unnot.
HDPE	65	—	—	13.5	2.39	33.5	2.90	26	38	[19]
HDPE	65	—	E-GMA (2.5)	22.5	2.37	49.06	3.32	28	65	[19]
HDPE	65	—	ethylene-acrylic ester-maleic anhydride (2.5)	20.9 (55)	2.42 (1.30)	40.2 (13.5)	2.81 (−3.1)	—	80 (111)	[20]
HDPE	30	—	Ultra-Plast TP10 (1)	—	—	—	—	—	75 (−32)	[40]
HDPE	50	—	MAPE (2)	25.64	2.5	—	—	18.39	—	[41]
HDPE	50	MMT (2)	MAPE (2)	29.83	3.2	—	—	17.82	—	[41]
rHDPE	45	Sawdust (17.1)	MAPP (7.9)	7.5	0.6	—	—	15.20	—	[35]
rHDPE	44.5	Sawdust (17.1)	MAPP (7.9)	11.6	1.02	—	—	33.20	—	[35]
rHDPE/rPET (75/25)	60	—	MAPE (3)/E-GMA (5)	23 (15)	1.55 (89)	35 (17)	3.5 (192)	25 (−69)	—	[12]

% incr. = percentage increase; not. = notched; unnot. = unnotched.
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