Effects of Process Parameters in the Production of High Density Polyethylene-Grass Composite

Abstract

This study investigates the effects of process parameters in the production of high density polyethylene-grass composite; the process parameters and their interaction on the mechanical properties of the produced high density polyethylene-grass composite were investigated using split-split plot design. The results of the calculated Fisher’s Ratio (F_cal) at significant value of 0.05 for the process parameters such as percentage by volume of material, barrel temperature, material type and their interactions ranges from -80.11 to 29.95, and were presented on ANOVA Table. The results obtained shows that these process parameters contribute significantly to the production of high density polyethylene-grass composite in polymeric industries.

Keywords: High density polyethylene-Grass composite, mechanical properties, Process parameters, Split-Split Plot Design