Research Article
Mechanical and Thermal Properties of R-High Density Polyethylene Composites Reinforced with Wheat Straw Particleboard Dust and Basalt Fiber
Table 3
Mechanical properties of HDPE and filled HDPE composites with combined fillers.
| System | Filler content (wt%) | PB dust/BF ratio | Strength | Modulus | Tensile | Flexural | Impact | Tensile | Flexural | (MPa) | (MPa) | (KJ/m2) | (GPa) | (GPa) |
| VHDPE/RHDPE | 0 | 0 | 19.4 (0.2) | 19.1 (0.5) | 9.6 (0.2) | 0.96 (0.05) | 0.73 (0.02) |
| VHDPE/ | 50 | 2 : 1 | 24.1 (1.3) | 45.2 (0.9) | 6.3 (0.3) | 4.03 (0.16) | 2.15 (0.06) | RHDPE/ | 1 : 1 | 28.3 (1.5) | 40.9 (1.3) | 6.7 (0.4) | 3.4 (0.09) | 2.01 (0.09) | PB dust/BF | 1 : 2 | 26.2 (1.4) | 47.8 (1.5) | 6 (0.4) | 3.15 (0.08) | 2.52 (0.07) |
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a, b, c, and d represent data statistics ranking in Duncan’s multiple range tests.
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