@article{article_376653, title={THE EFFECT OF THE THERMOPLASTIC STARCH ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE) BASED POLYMER COMPOSITES}, journal={European Journal of Technique (EJT)}, volume={6}, pages={131–137}, year={2016}, author={Atar, İlkay and Başboğa, İbrahim Halil and Karakuş, Kadir and Mengeloğlu, Fatih}, keywords={: Yüksek yoğunluklu polietilen, Termoplastik nişasta, Polimer kompozit, Enjeksiyon Kalıplama, Mekanik özellikler}, abstract={In this study, high density polyethylene (HDPE) as a polymer matrix, thermoplastic starch as organic filler and maleic anhydrite grafted polyethylene (MAPE) as coupling agent were used. Polymer composites were manufactured using injection molding method. Specific gravity, tensile strength, tensile modulus, flexural strength, flexural modulus and elongation at break of the manufactured polymer composites were investigated. According to statistical analysis, tensile strength, elongation at break and impact strength of the composites were decreased with increasing thermoplastic starch loading. However, specific gravity, flexural strength, flexural modulus and tensile modulus were increased with thermoplastic starch loading. The mechanical properties of the polymer composites were improved with the addition MAPE in the manufacturing}, number={2}, publisher={Hibetullah KILIÇ}