Research Article
Influence of Flax Fibre Hybridization on Mechanical Behaviour of Sisal Fibre-Polypropylene Composites Prepared with an Injection Moulding Machine
Table 1
Chemical, physical, and mechanical composition of sisal fibres.
| Ingredients | Sisal fibres (%) |
| Cellulose | 41.6–62.6 | Hemicellulose | 9.2–14.6 | Lignin | 11.4–19.5 | Density (g/cm3) | 1.28–1.42 | Tensile strength (MPa) | 126–860 | Tensile modulus (GPa) | 4.6–16.8 | Elongation (%) | 1.54–3.85 | Fibre diameter (µm) | 145–440 |
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