Investigation of the Surface Morphology and Structural Characterization of Palm Fiber Reinforced Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (PF-ABS) Composites

Abstract

With the aid of Injection Moulding Machine (IMM) Palm fiber reinforced Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) composites (PF-ABS) were prepared. Three sets of samples were prepared for three different wt% (5%, 10% and 20%) of fiber contents. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) experiments were performed to study the surface morphology, microstructure (if it crystalline or noncrystalline) and new bond formation after preparation of the composites. SEM pattern shows that after addition of palm fiber in PF-ABS composites the brittleness increased due to creation of voids in the composites except 10% fiber content in PF-ABS. From XRD pattern it is clear that the palm fiber, ABS and PF-ABS composites are amorphous in nature. Moreover FTIR spectrum shows that there is no new bond formed after addition of palm fiber in ABS polymeric matrix to create PF-ABS composites.

Effect of poly(ethylene‐co‐vinyl acetate) additive on mechanical properties of maleic anhydride‐grafted acrylonitrile butadiene styrene for coating applications

“…Figure a depicts the variation in XRD patterns between base components such as ABS, MA‐ g ‐ABS, and EVA at ambient temperature. It is observed that pristine ABS showed a broad peak between 15° and 30°; 2 θ indicates its amorphous nature . Comparatively, an intense peak was observed for MA‐ g ‐ABS at 1° lower 2 θ value than the native ABS.…”

The effect of dispersion quality of fillers on soundproofing properties of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene/dense filler composites: Barite vs Magnetite

“…Figure presents the FTIR spectrum (frequency range of 400‐4000 cm −1 ) for barite, magnetite, pure ABS, ABS/barite composite, and ABS/magnetite composite. The major peaks of ABS polymer (698 cm −1 , 758 cm −1 , 910‐964 cm −1 , 1028 cm −1 , 1452‐1493 cm −1 , 2250 cm −1 , and 2918 cm −1 ) are due to the presence of C‐H out of plane, =C‐H out of plane bending, C‐H bending, C‐H in plane bending, asymmetry C‐H bending, C ≡ N stretching, and symmetric C‐H stretching bonds, respectively . A comparison of the spectra of barite, magnetite, ABS, ABS/barite composite, and ABS/magnetite composite showed that no new bonds were formed after compounding ABS with dense fillers.…”

“…The dense fillers had sharp peaks, which reveals the plane, =C-H out of plane bending, C-H bending, C-H in plane bending, asymmetry C-H bending, C ≡ N stretching, and symmetric C-H stretching bonds, respectively. [27] A comparison of the spectra of barite, magnetite, ABS, ABS/barite composite, and ABS/magnetite composite showed that no new bonds were formed after compounding ABS with dense fillers. Figure 3 shows the average transmission loss (sound insulation) values measured on pure ABS, ABS/barite composite and ABS/magnetite composites between 800 and 1600 Hz.…”

Fabrication and Characterization on Physico-Mechanical and Structural Properties of Sawdust Reinforced Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Composites

“…These polymers are of ease and give fantastic mechanical properties [22]. Then again, the ABS restrictions are: poor flame and chemical resistance, and low thermal stability [23].…”

“…Composites with different wt% of sawdust in ABS polymer (a): 0 wt%, (b): 5 wt%, (c): 10 wt%, (d): 15 wt%, and (e): 20 wt%.moulding machine. In these research works, three sets of composites samples were prepared with 5%, 10% and 20% fiber content to carry out these research[12] [23].…”