The study of fibre/matrix bond strength in short hemp polypropylene composites from dynamic mechanical analysis

This paper presents results from an experimental study on the static and dynamic mechanical and viscoelastic properties of short hemp fibre polypropylene composites. Composites containing 10–60 wt.% short noil hemp fibre were injection moulded. The maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP) and maleic anhydride grafted Poly(ethylene octane) (MAPOE) were used as coupling agents for modifying the matrices. Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis...