نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 استادیار، مهندسی مکانیک، واحد نجف آباد، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، نجف آباد، ایران

2 کارشناسی ارشد، مهندسی مکانیک، واحد نجف آباد، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، نجف آباد، ایران

چکیده

مزایایی از قبیل هزینه پایین، فراوانی منابع طبیعی تجدید پذیر و سفتی بالا باعث شده مواد مرکب چوب-پلاستیک مورد توجه قرار گیرند. در این تحقیق، از مخلوط پلی اتیلن چگالی بالا (HDPE)، پلی پروپیلن (PP)، و پلی اتیلن ترفتالات بازیافتی (rPET)، همراه با سازگارکننده‌های مالئیک پلی‌اتیلن (MAPE) و مالئیک پلی پروپیلن (MAPP) به عنوان زمینه برای تهیه ماده مرکب چوب پلاستیک استفاده شد. فرآیند تهیه چوب پلاستیک در دو مرحله توسط اکسترودر دومارپیچه همسوگرد انجام شد. در مرحله اول مخلوط زمینه (PP/HDPE/rPET) تهیه شده و در مرحله دوم به منظور تهیه گرانول چوب پلاست، پودر چوب به زمینه اضافه شد. گرانول‌های چوب پلاستیک که در مرحله دوم اکسترودر تهیه شدند توسط دستگاه تزریق به نمونه‌های آزمایش تبدیل شدند. اثر میزان rPET (15, 25, 35 phr)، پودر چوب (30, 40 %wt.) و سازگارکننده (4, 8 phr) روی خواص مکانیکی، چگالی و میزان جذب آب ماده مرکب چوب پلاستیک بررسی شد. نتایج نشان داد که با افزایش میزان rPET و پودر چوب، مدول الاستیک کششی، چگالی و میزان جذب آب افزیش یافته، و استحکام ضربه، کرنش در نقطه شکست کاهش یافته است. با افزایش rPET، استحکام کششی و خمشی افزایش یافته و با افزایش میزان پودر چوب تغییر قابل توجهی مشاهده نشد. با افزایش میزان سازگارکننده‌ها، خواص مکانیکی (انعطاف پذیری، انرژی ضربه، مدول الاستیک و استحکام کششی و خمشی) و مقاومت در برابر جذب آب بهبود یافت. تصاویر میکروسکوپ الکترونی نشان داد که پلی اتیلن ترفتالات بازیافتی پس از اکستروژن دوم بصورت میکرو الیاف در ماده مرکب چوب پلاستیک درآمده است.

کلیدواژه‌ها

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عنوان مقاله [English]

Investigation of the physical and mechanical properties of Wood plastic composites based on high density polyethylene/ polypropylene/recycled poly (ethylene terephthalate)

نویسندگان [English]

  • Hamzeh Shahrajabian 1
  • Ali-reza Maleki Khorasgani 2

1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Najafabad branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.

2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Najafabad branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran

چکیده [English]

Several advantages such as low cost, availability of renewable natural resources and high stiffness are main reasons to pay attention to wood plastic composites. In this work, the blends of high density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene (PP) and recycled poly (ethylene terephthalate) (rPET) with maleated polyethylene (MAPE) and maleated polypropylene (MAPP) as the compatibilizer were used as the matrix of the wood-plastic composites (WPCs). WPCs has been prepared through an extrusion technology in two-step. In the first step, the bland of matrix (PP/HDPE/rPET) has been prepared, and in second step, the wood flour was added to polymer matrix to produce wood plastic granules. Wood plastic granules were converted to test samples through injection molding technology. The effects of rPET, wood flour and compatibilizer content on the mechanical properties (tensile strength, flexural strength, tensile modulus, elongation at break point and impact energy), density and water absorption resistance of WPCs were investigated. The results showed that the tensile modulus, density and water absorption of WPCs increased with rPET and wood flour, and impact strength and elongation at break point decreased. Tensile and flexural strength increased with rPET, whiles the strength significantly did not change with wood flour. Mechanical properties (elongation, impact energy, tensile modulus and flexural and tensile strength) and water absorption resistant improved with compatibilizer content. SEM images showed that rPET converted to micro fiber in matrix after second step of the extrusion.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Recycled poly (ethylene terephthalate)
  • High density polyethylene
  • Polypropylene
  • Wood-plastic
  • Mechanical and physical properties
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