This work evaluates the technical viability of the use of rice husk ash as filler in polyamide 6 and polyamide 6.6 which are one of the main engineering plastics with applications in several areas. A comparison was made among the mechanical properties of tensile strength, flexural strength, impact strength and the thermal property of glow wire of polyamide 6 and polyamide 6.6 compounds with 30% of rice husk ash and the compounds of these polyamides with 30% of talc. The results of mechanical and thermal properties showed a similar behavior among the polymeric matrices of polyamide with 30% of rice husk ash and 30% of talc. This was verified by the manufacturing of an electric connector injected with polyamide 6.6 with 30% of rice husk ash. Thus, the use of rice husk ash is a viable alternative for the substitution of talc as filler. So, this work contributes for minimizing an environmental problem by enabling the use of rice husk ash in productive processes.
Rice husk ash; polyamide 6; polyamide 6.6; filler
