Effect of alkali treatment on mechanical and thermal properties of Kenaf fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane composite

2012 ◽  
Vol 109 (3) ◽  
pp. 1435-1443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. A. El-Shekeil ◽  
S. M. Sapuan ◽  
A. Khalina ◽  
E. S. Zainudin ◽  
O. M. Al-Shuja’a
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Alkali Treatment ◽  
Thermoplastic Polyurethane ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Kenaf Fiber ◽  
Polyurethane Composite

scholarly journals Influence of chemical treatment on the tensile properties of kenaf fiber reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane composite

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 1032-1040 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. A. El-Shekeil ◽  
S. M. Sapuan ◽  
A. Khalina ◽  
E. S. Zainudin ◽  
O. M. Al-Shuja'a
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Chemical Treatment ◽  
Thermoplastic Polyurethane ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Kenaf Fiber ◽  
Polyurethane Composite

scholarly journals Effect of Organo-Modified Montmorillonite Nanoclay on Mechanical, Thermo-Mechanical, and Thermal Properties of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Phenolic Composites

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 754
Author(s):  
Jantrawan Pumchusak ◽  
Nonthawat Thajina ◽  
Watcharakorn Keawsujai ◽  
Pattarakamon Chaiwan
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Bending Strength ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Heat Resistant ◽  
Degradation Temperature ◽  
Modified Montmorillonite ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Montmorillonite Nanoclay

This work aims to explore the effect of organo-modified montmorillonite nanoclay (O-MMT) on the mechanical, thermo-mechanical, and thermal properties of carbon fiber-reinforced phenolic composites (CFRP). CFRP at variable O-MMT contents (from 0 to 2.5 wt%) were prepared. The addition of 1.5 wt% O-MMT was found to give the heat resistant polymer composite optimum properties. Compared to the CFRP, the CFRP with 1.5 wt% O-MMT provided a higher tensile strength of 64 MPa (+20%), higher impact strength of 49 kJ/m2 (+51%), but a little lower bending strength of 162 MPa (−1%). The composite showed a 64% higher storage modulus at 30 °C of 6.4 GPa. It also could reserve its high modulus up to 145 °C. Moreover, it had a higher heat deflection temperature of 152 °C (+1%) and a higher thermal degradation temperature of 630 °C. This composite could maintain its mechanical properties at high temperature and was a good candidate for heat resistant material.

scholarly journals Thermal Shock Behavior of Twill Woven Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Farzin Azimpour-Shishevan ◽  
Hamit Akbulut ◽  
M.A. Mohtadi-Bonab
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Thermal Cycling ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Cycling Process ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Thermal Cycling Process

In the current research, the effect of cyclic temperature variation on the mechanical and thermal properties of woven carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites was investigated. To this, carbon fiber textiles in twill 2/2 pattern were used as reinforced phase in epoxy, and CFRPs were fabricated by vacuum-assisted resin-infusion molding (VARIM) method. Thermal cycling process was carried out between −40 and +120 °C for 20, 40, 60 and 80 cycles, in order to evaluate the effect of thermal cycling on mechanical and thermal properties of CFRP specimens. In this regard, tensile, bending and short beam shear (SBS) experiments were carried out, to obtain modulus of elasticity, tensile strength, flexural modulus, flexural strength and inter-laminar shear strength (ILSS) at room temperature (RT), and then thermal treated composites were compared. A dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) test was carried out to obtain thermal properties, and viscoelastic properties, such as storage modulus (E’), loss modulus (E”) and loss factors (tan δ), were evaluated. It was observed that the characteristics of composites were affected by thermal cycling due to post-curing at a high temperature. This process worked to crosslink and improve the composite behavior or degrade it due to the different coefficients of thermal expansion (CTEs) of composite components. The response of composites to the thermal cycling process was determined by the interaction of these phenomena. Based on SEM observations, the delamination, fiber pull-out and bundle breakage were the dominant fracture modes in tensile-tested specimens.

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