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Mechanical Properties and Physical Properties of Wood Flour Polypropylene Composites.

ATIQAH BINTI ZAINAL (2009709627)

BACHELOR OF SCIENCES (Hons) POLYMER TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE UNIVERSITI TECHNOLOGY MARA

Name of Supervisor: DR SITI ZALEHA BINTI SAAD

JULY 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page TABLE OF CONTENTS List of tables List of Figures List of Abbreviations Acknowledgement CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 1.0 1.1 1.2.1 1.2.2 Background Problem Statement Objective of Study Significant Of Study 3 4 1 2 i ii iv v

2. LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Composites Material Polymer Composites Natural Polymer Composites Wood Plastic Composites Polypropylene 5 6 9 10 11

3. MATERIALS AND METHODS 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Materials(Composition) Machinery and Equipment Preparation of Sample Testing 3.4.1 3.4.2 3.4.3 3.4.4 3.4.5 3.4.6 3.4.7 3.5 Tensile strength test(ASTM D 638) Flexural Test(ASTM D 790) Izod Impact Test(ASTM D 256) Water Absorption Test(ASTM D570) Density Test(ASTM D792) Fourier Transform Infrared Scanning Electron Microscope(SEM) 22 23 25 34 34 36 37 39 14 15 20

Flow Chart Preparation of Sample

4. RESULT AND DISCUSSION 4.1 Tensile Test of WPC 4.1.1 Tensile Strength (MPa) 4.1.2 Young Modulus (MPa) 4.1.3 Elongation at Break (%) Flexural properties of WPC 4.2.1 Flexural Strength (MPa) 4.2.2 Flexural Modulus (MPa) Impact Properties of WPC 4.3.1 Impact Resistance (kJ/m2) Water Absorption Test 4.4.1 Water Absorption (%) of WPC 42 45 48 52 55 59 64

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Density Test 4.5.1 Density Result for WPC Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Test 4.6.1 Ir Spectrum present for WPC Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

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5. CONCLUSION 6. RECOMMENDATION 7. APPENDICES 8. CITED REFERENCES

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