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The influence of dispersed paint particles on the mechanical properties of rubber toughened PP was investigated. The matrix was basically a hybrid of PP, rubber and talc. Model systems with spherical glass bead filled matrix were also studied to examine the effect of filler shape and size. Properties like tensile strength, strain at break, impact strength, and fracture toughness were influenced by the dispersed inclusions. Tensile strength at yield decreased linearly according to Piggott and Leinder's equation. Strain at break decreased more drastically with paint particles than glass beads, revealing that irregularly shaped particles offered greater stress concentrations. The tensile strength and strain at break were less influenced by the size of paint particles whereas a slight decrease in the modulus values was observed with decreasing particle size. Impact strength and fracture toughness also decreased with increasing filler fraction. Lack of stress transfer between filler and matrix aided in reduction of impact strength. Decrease in fracture toughness was influenced by volume replacement and constraints posed by fillers. The size of paint particles had little effect on the impact strength and fracture properties at the filler concentration levels used in this investigation.
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Quazi, R.T., Bhattacharya, S.N. & Kosior, E. The effect of dispersed paint particles on the mechanical properties of rubber toughened polypropylene composites. Journal of Materials Science 34, 607–614 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004515300637
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