Long coir and glass fiber reinforced polypropylene hybrid composites prepared via wet-laid technique

Wasti, Sanjita; Hubbard, Amber M.; Clarkson, Caitlyn M.; Johnston, Eric; Tekinalp, Halil; Ozcan, Soydan; Vaidya, Uday

doi:10.1016/j.jcomc.2024.100445

Long coir and glass fiber reinforced polypropylene hybrid composites prepared via wet-laid technique

Journal Article · Thu Mar 07 00:00:00 EST 2024 · Composites Part C: Open Access

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomc.2024.100445· OSTI ID:2326313

Wasti, Sanjita ^[1]; Hubbard, Amber M. ^[2]; ^[2]; Johnston, Eric ^[1]; Tekinalp, Halil ^[2]; Ozcan, Soydan ^[2]; Vaidya, Uday ^[3]

Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), Knoxville, TN (United States)

Natural fiber composites offer an advantage in terms of weight saving for many automotive applications; however, many natural fiber composites lack properties to justify substitution for synthetic composites. Hybridizing the natural fiber composites by adding a fraction of synthetic fibers is an innovative approach to provide a balance between composite's performance and weight savings. In this study, coir fiber (40 wt%)-reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites were hybridized by substituting a fraction of coir fiber with glass fiber (0–30 wt%). The composites were prepared using a novel wet-laid technique followed by compression molding, where the fiber length is preserved. The composites prepared by hybridizing PP/coir fibers with glass fibers were light in weight (6–20% lighter compared to 40 wt% glass fiber reinforced PP) with significantly enhanced tensile (strength – 49–182%, modulus – 54–130%), flexural (strength – 41–104%, modulus – 64–193%), and impact properties (157 - 474%) compared to 40 wt% coir fiber reinforced PP composites. Furthermore, the addition of glass fiber (10–30 wt%) to coir fiber reduced the water-absorbing tendency (by 18–74%) of PP/coir fiber composites. All in all, this work has potential applications in automotive, mass transit, and truck applications where natural fiber composites are being investigated as alternatives to metal and/or fully synthetic composites.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 2326313

Journal Information:: Composites Part C: Open Access, Journal Name: Composites Part C: Open Access Vol. 14; ISSN 2666-6820

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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