Bamboo Fiber Reinforced Chemically Functionalized Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Composites by Palsule Process

Figures & data

Figure 1. Chemically functionalized acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (CF-ABS).

Figure 2. Tensile stress versus strain curves of the materials.

Table 1. Tensile, flexural and unnotched Izod impact properties of the materials.

Serial No.	Sample	Tensile Strength (MPa)	Standard Deviation	Tensile Modulus (GPa)	Standard Deviation	Elongation at break (%)	Standard Deviation	Flexural Strength (MPa)	Standard Deviation	Flexural Modulus (GPa)	Standard Deviation	Unnotched Izod Impact Strength (kJ/m^2)	Standard Deviation
1	CF-ABS	44.51	0.261	1.04	0.026	11.37	0.707	76.67	0.245	2.62	0.011	34.51	0.627
2	10/90 BBF/CF-ABS	55.63	0.940	2.57	0.068	3.62	0.217	89.81	0.515	5.47	0.333	27.34	0.910
3	20/80 BBF/CF-ABS	59.69	0.438	3.52	0.200	2.32	0.020	102.84	1.301	8.76	0.448	22.66	1.090
4	30/70 BBF/CF-ABS	68.83	0.819	4.90	0.096	2.04	0.198	115.26	0.488	13.56	0.324	20.55	0.317

Figure 3. FE-SEM images of (a) 10/90, (b) 20/80, and (c) 30/70 BBF/CF-ABS composites.

Figure 4. FTIR of CF-ABS matrix and the 20/80 BBF/CF-ABS composite.

Figure 5. Reversible hydration reaction.

Figure 6. Esterification between BBF and CF-ABS forming (a) monoester and (b) diester.

Figure 7. Hydrogen bonding between BBF and CF-ABS.

Table 2. Comparison of the composites by Palsule process with the composites by other processes.

Serial No.	Sample	Tensile Strength (MPa)	% increase (+)/decrease (-) Relative to the Matrix	Flexural Strength (MPa)	% increase (+)/decrease (-) Relative to the Matrix	Flexural Modulus GPa	% increase (+)/decrease (-) Relative to the matrix	Unnotched Izod impact strength (kJ/m^2)	% increase (+)/decrease (-) Relative to the matrix	Source
1	CF-ABS	44.51	NA	76.67	NA	2.62	NA	34.51	NA	From this study
2	30/70 BBF/CF-ABS by Palsule process	68.83	+55	115.26	+50	13.56	+417	20.55	−40	From this study
3	ABS	50	NA	82.50	NA	1.80	NA	40	NA	(Ma et al. 2012)
4	30/70 AT-BBF/ABS by fiber treatment process (alkali treatment)	45	−11	78.10	−6	2.66	+48	9.55	−76	(Ma et al. 2012)
5	30/70 BBF/ABS (SMA) by compatibilizer process with SMA as the compatibilizer	47	−6	87.00	+5	3.24	+80	10.30	−74	(Ma et al. 2012)
6	30/70 AT-BBF/ABS (SMA) by combined fiber treatment and compatibilizer process	49	−2	93.00	+13	3.95	+119	11.30	−72	(Ma et al. 2012)

Figure 8. (a) TGA curve and (b) DTG curve of BB fiber, CF-ABS matrix and the BBF/CF ABS composites.

Ma, L., H. He, C. Jiang, L. Zhou, Y. Luo, and D. Jia. 2012. Effect of alkali treatment on structure and mechanical properties of acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene/bamboo fiber composites. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics, Part B: Physics 51 (11):2232–44. doi:10.1080/00222348.2012.669688.

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