Abstract
The influence of untreated and treated fique fibers on the crystallization process and thermal degradation of different thermoplastic matrix composites has been evaluated. The fique fibres have been treated with different chemicals according with the type of thermoplastic matrix employed. Additionally, a copolymer of poly(propylene) with maleic anhydride (MAPP) has been used as compatibilizer. The treatments introduce an increment on the thermal stability of fique fibers respect to untreated fibers. Crystallization is affected by the presence of fique fibers showing important differences for each type of composites. Fiber presence has an important influence on the matrix morphological characteristics, as observed by dynamical mechanical analysis.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 783-795 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2003 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors would like to thank Compañía de Empaques in Medellin (Colombia), Universidad del País Vasco/Eukal Herriko Unibertsitatea and Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana for the financial and logistics support that has made this research work possible.
Keywords
- Crystallization
- Esterification
- Fique fibers
- Poly(propylene) (PP)
- Polymer matrix (POM)
- Thermal stability
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