TY - JOUR N2 - Filler surface modification has become an essential approach to improve the compatibility problem between natural fillers and polymer matrices. However, there is limited work that concerns on this particular effect under dynamic loading conditions. Therefore, in this study, both untreated and treated low linear density polyethylene/rice husk composites were tested under static (0.001 s –1, 0.01 s –1 and 0.1 s –1) and dynamic loading rates (650 s –1, 900 s –1 and 1100 s –1) using universal testing machine and split Hopkinson pressure bar equipment, respectively. Rice husk filler was modified using silane coupling agents at four different concentrations (1, 3, 5 and 7% weight percentage of silane) at room temperature. This surface modification was experimentally proven by Fourier transform infrared and Field emission scanning electron microscopy. Results show that strength properties, stiffness properties and yield behaviour of treated composites were higher than untreated composites. Among the treated composites, the 5% silane weight percentage composite shows the optimum mechanical properties. Besides, the rate of sensitivity of both untreated and treated composites also shows great dependency on strain rate sensitivity with increasing strain rate. On the other hand, the thermal activation volume shows contrary trend. For fracture surface analysis, the results show that the treated LLDPE/RH composites experienced less permanent deformation as compared to untreated LLDPE/RH composites. Besides, at dynamic loading, the fracture surface analysis of the treated composites showed good attachment between RH and LLDPE. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/123274/PDF-MASTER/AMM-2022-2-16-Omar.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/123274 PY - 2022 IS - No 2 EP - 519 DO - 10.24425/amm.2022.137784 KW - Silane coupling agents KW - strain rate KW - Universal testing machine KW - split Hopkinson pressure bar KW - Strain rate sensitivity A1 - Omar, Mohd Firdaus A1 - Al Bakri Abdullah, Mohd Mustafa A1 - Ting, Sam Sung A1 - Jeż, B. A1 - Nabiałek, M. A1 - Md Akil, Hazizan A1 - Zulkepli, Nik Noriman A1 - Abd Rahim, Shayfull Zamree A1 - Azmi, Azida PB - Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences PB - Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 67 DA - 2022.06.10 T1 - Influence of Filler Surface Modification on Static and Dynamic Mechanical Responses of Rice Husk Reinforced Linear Low-Density Polyethylene Composites SP - 507 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/123274 T2 - Archives of Metallurgy and Materials ER -