Enhancement of Mechanical Behavior of PLA Matrix Using Tamarind and Date Seed Micro Fillers

Nagarjun, J and Rajeshkumar, G and Manimaran, S and Krishnaprakash, M (2022) Enhancement of Mechanical Behavior of PLA Matrix Using Tamarind and Date Seed Micro Fillers. Journal of Natural Fibers, 19 (12). pp. 4662-4674. ISSN 1544-0478

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Abstract

This paper reports the mechanical properties of PLA composites incorporated with tamarind and date seed Micro fillers. The composites were manufactured through compression molding technique. The tensile results showed that the seed filler reinforcement has significantly improved the tensile strength of PLA matrix. The particulate reinforcements of both tamarind and palm almost doubled the flexural and impact strength of PLA matrix. Moreover, the date seed powder incorporated composites showed 34.68% improvement in micro hardness but the tamarind seed powder composite showed only marginal improvement (9.82%) when compared with neat PLA. Furthermore, the outcomes revealed that the wt.% of fillers play a noteworthy role in deciding the properties of the PLA composites.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Compression molding; Fillers; Impact strength; Microhardness; Reinforcement; Tensile strength; Biocomposite; Compression-molding technique; Date seeds; Date: tamarind; matrix; Mechanical behavior; Micro-fillers; Micro-hardness; Particulate reinforcements; PLA composite
Subjects: B Civil Engineering > Building materials
F Mechanical Engineering > Automobile Engineering
Divisions: Mechanical Engineering
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Date Deposited: 01 Jul 2024 08:27
Last Modified: 01 Jul 2024 08:27
URI: https://ir.psgitech.ac.in/id/eprint/684

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