Abstract
The purpose of this research was to develop a reinforcing material for polyethylene-based composite manufacture by rotational moulding. Wollastonite, sisal fibres and PE are premixed by blending and compounding with a single screw extruder and then granulated to particles with diameter about 0.5 mm prior to rotational moulding, for which the mixture is placed in a mould that is heated from the outside to 250 °C for a period of about 10 min. Aminosilane was used as a surface treatment for wollastonite. It was found that incorporating wollastonite microfibres improved the tensile properties of the system. When wollastonite fibres were coated with aminosilane, the impact strength and processability were enhanced greatly. Sisal fibres were added to improve the impact properties. Scanning electron microscopy revealed good adhesion between the coated fibre reinforcement and the polyethylene matrix at the fracture surface. The mechanism of this phenomenon is discussed.
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