Mechanical, Tribological, Thermal, and Dynamic Behavior of Rice Husk Filled Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Composites
SILICON, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12633-026-03935-6
- Dergi Adı: SILICON
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Chemical Abstracts Core, Compendex, INSPEC, Materials Science & Engineering Collection (ProQuest), Technology Collection (ProQuest)
- Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The current work aims to explore mechanical, tribological, thermal, and dynamic properties of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) composites filled with rice husk fibers. The composite materials containing 0-20 wt% rice husk were prepared by hot-pressing method. Flexural properties of composite materials were performed according to the ISO 178 standard, whereas tribological properties were studied by the ball-on-disc wear tester. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) technique was employed to analyze thermal properties of PVC composite materials, whereas experimental modal analysis was performed to test vibration properties of composite materials. Results showed that rice husk filled PVC composite materials exhibit improved flexural modulus and natural frequency, whereas the flexural strength of composite materials was found to be reduced by incorporation of rice husk fibers, owing to poor interfacial adhesion between rice husk fibers and PVC matrix. Wear resistance of composite materials was found to be improved by incorporation of rice husk fibers into PVC matrix. Results have clearly shown that rice husk can be used as an environmentally friendly material to improve the stiffness and tribological properties of PVC-based composites.