Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:58:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 SistanleyJLB_DISSERT.pdf: 3362424 bytes, checksum: 30d67bc0b13dba47c7002133ab1bb63d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-06-20 / This research presents an approach to the addition of curau? fibers and licuri fibers in a polypropylene resin matrix, such as an alternative proposal to reinforce the polymeric composites. Fiber content of 0 %, 5 %, 10 %, and 20% were analyzed for verification of their mechanical properties comparing them, inclusive with the properties of polypropylene. The grainulated biocomposites had been prepared in an extrusora. The test bodies had been molded by injection and submitted to the mechanical essays uniaxial traction, flexion on three points, impact, in addition to thermal tests (HDT). These biocomposites had been also subjected the essay physicist-chemistry index of fluidity (IF). It was observed that the biocomposites of PP with 20% curau?, obtained bigger increase in the modulus of elasticity and a bigger reduction in the resistance to the impact. In the mechanical behavior, for all the biocomposites, these were increases in values of the limit of drainage and tension of rupture, when tested by uniaxial traction, as they added the fibers. Another important point was the increase of the resistance the flexion. It was also noted that the addition of fibers reduced the thermal degradation of the mixture natural fibers / polypropylene. / Esta pesquisa apresenta uma abordagem da adi??o de fibras de licuri e curau? em uma matriz de resina de polipropileno, essa como uma proposta alternativa de refor?o aos comp?sitos polim?ricos. Teores de fibras de 0 %, 5 %, 10 %, e 20 % foram analisados para verifica??o de suas propriedades mec?nicas comparando-as, inclusive com as propriedades do polipropileno. Os biocomp?sitos granulados foram preparados em uma extrusora. Os corpos de prova foram moldados por inje??o e submetidos aos ensaios mec?nicos de tra??o uniaxial, flex?o em tr?s pontos, impacto, al?m de ensaios t?rmicos (HDT). Estes biocomp?sitos tamb?m foram submetidos a ensaio f?sico-qu?mico de ?ndice de fluidez (IF). Observou-se que os biocomp?sitos de PP com 20% curau? obteve maior aumento no m?dulo de elasticidade, e uma maior diminui??o na resist?ncia ao impacto. No comportamento mec?nico, para todos os biocomp?sitos, houve acr?scimos nos valores do limite de escoamento e tens?o de ruptura quando ensaiados por tra??o uniaxial, ? medida que se adicionavam as fibras. Outro ponto importante foi o aumento da resist?ncia ? flex?o. Verificou-se tamb?m que a adi??o de fibras reduziu a degrada??o t?rmica da mistura fibras naturais / polipropileno.