Physical, Mechanical and Morphological Properties of Sugar Palm Fiber Reinforced Polylactic Acid Composites

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. F. K. Sherwani ◽  
S. M. Sapuan ◽  
Z. Leman ◽  
E. S. Zainudin ◽  
A. Khalina
Keyword(s):  
Polylactic Acid ◽  
Morphological Properties ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Palm Fiber ◽  
Sugar Palm Fiber

Effect of benzoyl treatment on the performance of sugar palm/kenaf fiber-reinforced polypropylene hybrid composites

2021 ◽  
pp. 004051752110432
Author(s):  
S Mohd Izwan ◽  
SM Sapuan ◽  
MYM Zuhri ◽  
AR Muhamed
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Mechanical Characteristics ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Morphological Properties ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Kenaf Fiber ◽  
A Value ◽  
Hydrophobic Behavior ◽  
Sugar Palm Fiber

The main purpose of this work is to investigate the effect of benzoyl treatment on the performance of sugar palm/kenaf fiber-reinforced polypropylene hybrid composites. Water absorption tests were carried out to confirm the effect of benzoylation treatment toward fabricating a more hydrophobic behavior of the hybrid composites. Both treated and untreated composites that have 10 wt.% of fiber loading with three different fiber ratios between sugar palm and kenaf (7:3, 5:5, 3:7) were analyzed. Physical and mechanical properties such as tensile, flexural, and impact strength were determined from this study. Morphological properties were obtained using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was found that the tensile strength of sugar palm/kenaf-reinforced polypropylene hybrid composites was improved with the treatment of benzoyl with a value of 19.41 MPa. In addition, hybrid composite with treated sugar palm and kenaf fiber T-SP3K7 recorded the highest impact and flexural strength of 19.4 MPa and 18.4 MPa, respectively. In addition, SEM demonstrated that surface treatment enhanced the mechanical properties of the hybrid composites. Overall, it can be suggested that benzoyl-treated composites with a higher volume of kenaf fiber than sugar palm fiber will improve the mechanical characteristics of the hybrid composites.

scholarly journals Mechanical performance of roselle/sugar palm fiber hybrid reinforced polyurethane composites

BioResources ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 6238-6249
Author(s):  
A. M. Radzi ◽  
S. M. Sapuan ◽  
M. Jawaid ◽  
M. R. Mansor
Keyword(s):  
Impact Strength ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Morphological Properties ◽  
Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽  
Melt Mixing ◽  
Palm Fiber ◽  
Sugar Palm Fiber ◽  
Scanning Electron

The effect of sugar palm fiber (SPF) loading was studied relative to the mechanical properties of roselle (RF)/SPF/thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) hybrid composites. RF/SPF/TPU hybrid composites were fabricated at different weight ratios (100:0, 75:25, 50:50, 25:75, and 0:100) by melt mixing and hot compression. The mechanical (tensile, flexural, and impact test) and morphological properties of tensile fractured samples were examined using a universal testing machine, impact machine, and scanning electron microscope. It was found that the hybridization of RF/SPF increased its impact strength corresponding to the increases in the SPF content of the composites. The tensile and flexural properties of the hybrid composites decreased due to poor interfacial bonding between the fiber and matrix. Scanning electron micrographs of the tensile fractured surface of the RF/SPF hybrid composites revealed fiber pullouts and poor adhesion bonding. In conclusion, the hybridization of SPF with RF/TPU composites enhanced its impact strength while decreasing the tensile and flexural strength.

Effects of KMnO4 Treatment on the Flexural, Impact, and Thermal Properties of Sugar Palm Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Polyurethane Composites

JOM ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 1326-1330 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Mohammed ◽  
D. Bachtiar ◽  
M. R. M. Rejab ◽  
X. X. Jiang ◽  
Falak O. Abas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Thermoplastic Polyurethane ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Palm Fiber ◽  
Sugar Palm Fiber ◽  
Polyurethane Composites

scholarly journals Experimental Analysis of Heat-Affected Zone (HAZ) in Laser Cutting of Sugar Palm Fiber Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Composites

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 706
Author(s):  
Fathi Masoud ◽  
S. M. Sapuan ◽  
Mohd Khairol Anuar Mohd Ariffin ◽  
Y. Nukman ◽  
Emin Bayraktar
Keyword(s):  
Heat Affected Zone ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Unsaturated Polyester ◽  
Traverse Speed ◽  
Gas Pressure ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Palm Fiber ◽  
Material Thickness ◽  
Sugar Palm Fiber ◽  
Input Parameters

In this paper, the influence of processing input parameters on the heat-affected zone (HAZ) of three different material thicknesses of sugar palm fiber reinforced unsaturated polyester (SPF-UPE) composites cut with a CO2 laser was investigated. Laser power, traverse speed, and gas pressure were selected as the most influential input parameters on the HAZ to optimize the HAZ response with fixing all of the other input parameters. Taguchi’s method was used to determine the levels of parameters that give the best response to the HAZ. The significance of input parameters was also determined by calculating the max–min variance of the average of the signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) ratio for each parameter. Analysis of variation (ANOVA) was used to determine each input parameter’s contribution to the influence on HAZ depth. The general results show that the minimum levels of laser power and the highest levels of traverse speed and gas pressure gave the optimum response to the HAZ. Gas pressure had the most significant effect on the HAZ, with contribution decreases as the material thickness increased, followed by the traverse speed with contribution increases with the increase in material thickness. Laser power came third, with a minimal contribution to the effect on the HAZ, and it did not show a clear relationship with the change in material thickness. By applying the optimum parameters, the desired HAZ depth could be obtained at relatively low values.

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