Research Article
Characterization of Polypropylene Green Composites Reinforced by Cellulose Fibers Extracted from Rice Straw
Table 2
Mechanical properties of pure PP and various PP/CFs composites.
| Sample | Tensile strength (MPa) | Young’s modulus (MPa) | Elongation at break (%) | Flexural strength (MPa) | Flexural modulus (GPa) |
| Pure PP | 34.3 ± 1.2 | 638.5 ± 60.1 | 57.5 ± 5.6 | 42.4 ± 12.6 | 1.29 ± 0.22 | PP/CFs 90/10 wt% | 30.1 ± 3.0 | 686.4 ± 28.5 | 15.2 ± 1.2 | 44 ± 2.2 | 1.61 ± 0.11 | PP/CFs 80/20 wt% | 28.1 ± 2.1 | 731.3 ± 34.6 | 10.9 ± 0.9 | 46.6 ± 4.6 | 1.83 ± 0.16 | PP/CFs 70/30 wt% | 25.5 ± 5.2 | 767.6 ± 53.2 | 8.0 ± 2.1 | 48.5 ± 5.2 | 2.39 ± 0.21 | PP/CFs 60/40 wt% | 22.8 ± 1.7 | 803.2 ± 67.2 | 6.2 ± 0.8 | 49.8 ± 2.6 | 2.58 ± 0.26 | PP/CFs 50/50 wt% | 21.4 ± 2.6 | 824.2 ± 48.8 | 4.5 ± 1.1 | 49.6 ± 0.9 | 2.64 ± 0.19 |
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