This article is concerned with the impact properties of rice husk (RH) reinforced low density polyethylene (LDPE) specifically for injection moulded parts. In this study, the RH/LDPE composites with different loadings of 5, 10, and 15 wt.% rice husks were feed into injection moulding machine and the moulded parts were tested using compact Charpy impact tester. The results showed that the impact strength properties of the RH/LDPE composites were strongly affected by the rice husk filler loadings. Furthermore, the impact properties of the tested RH/LDPE composite specimens showed increasing trend as the filler loading increased, up to 15 wt.% rice husk loading.
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