TITLE:
Fabrication and Characterization on Physico-Mechanical and Structural Properties of Sawdust Reinforced Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Composites
AUTHORS:
Budrun Neher, Nabila Tasnim Nova, Rakib Hossain, M. A. Gafur, Farid Ahmed
KEYWORDS:
Sawdust-ABS Composite, Hot Press Molding Machine, Tensile Strength, Leeb’s Rebound Hardness, FTIR Spectroscopy
JOURNAL NAME:
Materials Sciences and Applications,
Vol.11 No.9,
September
22,
2020
ABSTRACT: The sawdust reinforced Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) composites were prepared by using hot press molding machine for five different wt% (0%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%) at 180°C temperature and 50 KN load. Sawdust was collected from local saw mill of Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh and ABS polymer was collected from local market of Dhaka, Bangladesh. In this study, different properties of composites like physical (bulk density and water absorption), mechanical (tensile properties and hardness) and structural (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) properties were studied. The bulk density of composites was not altered consistently and it gave greater value for 5% and 20% composites. The water absorption enhanced for all composites with the accumulation of fiber content and soaking time. The reduction of tensile strength and Leeb’s rebound hardness of the composites were observed with the increase of the fiber content in all compositions. Maximum (%) of elongation was found for 5% composite, and then it gradually decreased; however, elastic modulus increased with the increased of fiber content in composites. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy study was done for structural characterization. It was found that there was a new bond (C≡C) stretching formed for 20% composite; moreover, C-H rocking for 0% composite was broken for all other composites after the addition of sawdust in ABS polymer matrix.