Mechanical properties of fragrant screwpine fiber reinforced unsaturated polyester composite: Effect of fiber length, fiber treatment and water absorption

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Gerald Arul Selvan ◽  
A. Athijayamani
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Fiber Length ◽  
Unsaturated Polyester ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Composite Effect ◽  
Fiber Treatment ◽  
Polyester Composite

Effect of chemical treatment on the mechanical and water absorption properties of bagasse fiber-reinforced epoxy composites

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 545-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Varun Mittal ◽  
Shishir Sinha
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Chemical Treatment ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Absorption Properties ◽  
Fiber Loading ◽  
Fiber Treatment ◽  
Treated Fiber ◽  
Bagasse Fiber

Abstract The present article presents a study on the mechanical and water absorption properties of bagasse fiber-reinforced epoxy composites. Bagasse fibers are subjected to chemical treatment with 1% sodium hydroxide followed by 1% acrylic acid at ambient temperature to enhance the bonding strength between the fiber-polymer, resulting in high values of the mechanical properties and a reduction in the water absorption properties of the composites. We analyzed the optimum value of fiber treatment, and it was found that 15% treated fiber loading yields enhanced the mechanical properties together with a reduction in water absorption properties.

A Study of Some Mechanical and Physical Properties for Palm Fiber/Polyester Composite

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (3B) ◽  
pp. 104-114
Author(s):  
Samah M. Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Date Palm ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Unsaturated Polyester ◽  
Dielectric Strength ◽  
Palm Fiber ◽  
Mechanical And Physical Properties ◽  
Polyester Composite

This research has been done by reinforcing the matrix (unsaturated polyester) resin with natural material (date palm fiber (DPF)). The fibers were exposure to alkali treatment before reinforcement. The samples have been prepared by using hand lay-up technique with fiber volume fraction of (10%, 20% and 30%). After preparation of the mechanical and physical properties have been studied such as, compression, flexural, impact strength, thermal conductivity, Dielectric constant and dielectric strength. The polyester composite reinforced with date palm fiber at volume fraction (10% and 20%) has good mechanical properties rather than pure unsaturated polyester material, while the composite reinforced with 30% Vf present poor mechanical properties. Thermal conductivity results indicated insulator composite behavior. The effect of present fiber polar group induces of decreasing in dielectric strength, and increasing dielectric constant. The reinforcement composite 20% Vf showed the best results in mechanical, thermal and electrical properties.

Synergy of fiber length and content on free vibration and damping behavior of natural fiber reinforced polyester composite beams

2014 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 379-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Senthil Kumar ◽  
I. Siva ◽  
P. Jeyaraj ◽  
J.T. Winowlin Jappes ◽  
S.C. Amico ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Free Vibration ◽  
Fiber Length ◽  
Natural Fiber ◽  
Composite Beams ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Damping Behavior ◽  
Polyester Composite

The Effect of Yarn Linear Density on Mechanical Properties of Plain Woven Kenaf Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Composite

2013 ◽  
Vol 465-466 ◽  
pp. 962-966 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Pahmi bin Saiman ◽  
Mohd Saidin Bin Wahab ◽  
Mat Uzir Wahit
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Linear Density ◽  
Unsaturated Polyester ◽  
Composite Panel ◽  
Composite Yarn ◽  
Polyester Composite ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Woven Kenaf

To produce a good quality of dry fabric for reinforced material in a natural-based polymer composite, yarn linear density should be in consideration. A woven kenaf dry fabric with three different linear densities of 276tex, 413.4tex and 759tex were produced. The fabrics with different linear densities were been optimize with the assistance of WiseTex software. The optimized dry fabrics were infused with unsaturated polyester to produce composite panel using vacuum infusion process. The composites properties were tested on the tensile strength, flexural strength and the impact strength. The result shows that the mechanical properties of the composite increased when the yarn linear densities increased.

scholarly journals Influence of kaolin filler on the mechanical properties of Luffa cylindrica/ polyester composite

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliyu Yaro ◽  
Laminu Kuburi ◽  
Musa Abiodun Moshood
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Polyester Resin ◽  
Unsaturated Polyester ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Microstructural Analysis ◽  
Polymeric Materials ◽  
Weight Fraction ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Luffa Cylindrica ◽  
Polyester Composite

Abstract Polymeric materials are used in different industrial applications because they retain good environmental properties, low-cost, and easy to produce compared to conventional materials. This study investigated the effect of adding kaolin micro-filler (KF) on the mechanical properties of Luffa Fiber (LCF) reinforced polyester resin. Luffa cylindrica fiber treated with 5% NaOH, varied in weight fraction (5, 10, and 15%wt) was used to reinforce unsaturated polyester resin using hand lay-up method, whereas for the hybrid composite kaolin filler were kept constant at 6wt% fraction while the fibers varied as in the mono-reinforced composite. The samples were machined for mechanical and microstructural analysis. Analysis of the result revealed that the addition of kaolin has enhanced greatly the mechanical properties of Luffa-fibre based composites. The result reveal of the microstructure analysis, shows that there is an improvement in fiber-matrix adhesion.

Impacts of Molding Pressure on Performances of Kraft Fiber Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Composites

2011 ◽  
Vol 183-185 ◽  
pp. 2173-2177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Ying Lv ◽  
Die Ying Ma ◽  
Yong Ming Song ◽  
Zhen Hua Gao
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Creep Resistance ◽  
Unsaturated Polyester ◽  
Resin Content ◽  
Molding Pressure ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Low Viscosity ◽  
Plastic Composite ◽  
The Many

Novel Kraft fiber reinforced unsaturated polyester (UPE) composites were prepared at various molding pressures in order to investigate the effects of molding pressure on resin content, the mechanical properties and creep resistance. The results indicated that the novel composites had much higher mechanical properties and better creep resistances than traditional wood plastic composites because of the applications of strong Kraft fibers as reinforcement and thermosetting UPE as matrix. Molding pressure had various effects on the many properties of composites. With molding pressure increased from 6MPa to 25MPa, the mechanical properties and creep resistances increased gradually until about 20MPa and then decreased, which were attributed to the different interface adhesions between UPE resin and Kraft fibers at various molding pressures as evidenced by DMA analysis. Benefited from the use of low-viscosity UPE resin, the resin content of Kraft fiber reinforced UPE composites could reduce to 28.3% while strength and creep resistance were still much better than that of the thermoplastic wood-plastic composite (WPC) with 40% polymer matrix.

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