Jute Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Composites With Flexible Interphase

Author(s):  
Tetsushi Koshino ◽  
Mohamed S. Aly-Hassan ◽  
Hiroyuki Hamada

In this research, the flexible interphase concept was introduced to enhance the poor mechanical properties of jute fiber reinforced unsaturated polyester matrix composites. The jute cloth reinforcement was obtained from recycled coffee bags. These jute cloths after washing by water and drying were soaked in mixture of Polybutadiene Epoxydied as flexible resin and acetone for 10 seconds. Several mixtures consist of 0, 2, 3.5, 5 and 8 wt% of Polybutadiene Epoxydied and 100, 98, 96.5, 95 and 92 wt% of acetone, respectively, to form flexible interface around the jute fibers. Jute cloth reinforced unsaturated polyester matrix composites with different flexible interphase incremental weight ((Wa-Wb)/Wb) ratios were fabricated by hand lay-up method and examined by a series of mechanical tests. The mechanical testing including tensile, bending, Izod strength impact and drop impact was carried out for these composites to evaluate the effect of the flexible interphase and acetone on the jute cloth composites. The flexible interphase succeed to control the mechanical properties of jute fiber reinforced unsaturated polyester matrix composites. Inserting flexible interphase between unsaturated polyester matrix and jute fibers leads to smooth fluctuation, less matrix cracking, in the second part after the knee point of each stress-strain curve as exhibited in composites with higher flexible interphase incremental weight ratio. This means not only the brittle matrix but also interface/interphase dominates the multiple matrix cracking behavior in jute cloth reinforced unsaturated polyester matrix composites. Inserting flexible interphase between unsaturated polyester matrix and jute fibers leads to less number of multiple cracking as shown in the second portion of flexural stress-displacement curve. This means the number of multiple cracking are dominated by flexible interphase. The impact strength of jute cloth reinforced unsaturated polyester matrix composites with flexible interphase incremental weight ratio of 1.2% is higher than that of jute cloth reinforced unsaturated polyester matrix composites without flexible interphase by about 45%. The impact energy after maximum load has increased significantly with all flexible interphase incremental weight ratios.

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 546-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richa Singh ◽  
B Singh ◽  
Hina Tarannum

Hybrid networks (unsaturated polyester–polyurethane (UP/PU)) of UP resin and PU prepolymer were synthesized and characterized for their phase miscibility with the help of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), and atomic force microscopy. The existence of hydrogen bonded –NH groups, broadened glass transition region, and reduced phase domains evidenced the formation of intermixed phase when compared with the parent UP. The optimum mechanical properties of UP/PU hybrid networks were observed at ∼5 wt% PU content. The composites made from treated jute fibers and UP/PU hybrid networks were evaluated for their physico-mechanical properties. DMA curves showed that UP/PU matrix composites had ∼20% higher storage modulus and ∼17% lower tan δ than the polyester matrix composites. The tensile and flexural strengths of these composites were increased by ∼13% and ∼40%, respectively. During accelerated aging, the UP/PU matrix composites retained ∼15% more tensile strength than the polyester matrix composites. Fractographic evidence, such as resin adherence onto the pullout fiber surface, fiber breakage, and adequate adhesion between the jute fibers and the resin, supported the superior properties of UP/PU matrix composites to polyester matrix composites.


Author(s):  
E. A. Elbadry ◽  
M. S. Aly-Hassan ◽  
H. Hamada

Jute fiber mat reinforced unsaturated polyester matrix composites having different fiber weight contents (11, 22, 32 wt%) were fabricated by modifying the hand lay-up technique with resin pre-impregnation into the jute mats in the vacuum. Tension and three-point bending tests were carried out to evaluate the effect of fiber contents on these mechanical properties of above-mentioned composites. The results showed that as the fiber weight content increases, tensile strength and modulus increase and the improvement had occurred at 22 wt% of fiber weight content with respect to that of neat resin. As the fiber weight content increases, flexural strength and modulus increase and the improvement had occurred at 11 and 32 wt% fiber contents for the flexural modulus and strength respectively compared to those of neat resin. Fiber pull out mechanism is the failure mode revealed at the fracture surfaces under tensile loading as well as at tension side of composites under bending loading.


2013 ◽  
Vol 465-466 ◽  
pp. 1277-1281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Al Emran Ismail ◽  
Muhd Hafeez Zainulabidin ◽  
Mohd Nazrul Roslan ◽  
Abdul Latif Mohd Tobi ◽  
Nik Hisyamudin Muhd Nor

is present project investigated the impact penetration response of woven jute fiber reinforced composites subjected to wide range of low impact velocities. Hand layout woven jute fibers are thermally compressed to ensure no internal defects formed in the composites. Six layers of woven jutes are stacked together using different fiber orientations [0/q/0]s. Low impact velocities are used ranging between 5 – 20 m/s. Force-time, force-displacement and energy-time curves are obtained automatically during the impact tests. The results are then discussed with considering the composite fragmentations and failure mechanisms. It is found that 00composite orientations capable to absorb sufficiently impact energy for 5 m/s but not for velocity greater than 10 m/s. When fiber orientations used between 15 – 450, the composite impact resistance increased indicating two significant peak forces. These peak forces represent different type of failure mechanisms occurred during the striker progresses.


Author(s):  
Isabela Leão Amaral da Silva ◽  
Alice Barreto Bevitori ◽  
Caroline Gomes de Oliveira ◽  
Frederico Muylaert Margem ◽  
Sergio Neves Monteiro

Author(s):  
Patrick Spriet ◽  
Georges Habarou

Over the last twenty years, significant performance improvements of turbojet engines have been achieved by optimizing engine thermodynamic cycle along with the introduction of new materials providing higher temperature capability and weight reduction. Metal Matrix Composites (MMC) and Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC) are candidate material systems to meet the required thrust-to-weight ratio of 15 or higher. Continuous fiber reinforced ceramic composites, which have been developed by SEP for more than 15 years for thermostructural applications in oxidative environment, aim at increased operating temperature over superalloys and intermetallic alloys. This paper is a review of the main CMC component demonstrations performed by SEP over the last 10 years for turbojet engines along with an analysis of consequences on materials development and design methodology. The development status of a new thermostructural material specifically developed for turbojet environment with the prospect of higher design stress allowables and longer operating life at high temperature is presented.


2014 ◽  
Vol 936 ◽  
pp. 1356-1360
Author(s):  
Jun Fei Yin ◽  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Ting Ting Yan ◽  
He Qiu

In this study, jute fibers and polypropylene fiber (PP) were added into cement-based mortar to improve their compressive strength. Results obtained have shown that the compressive strength of the motar was perfect with jute fiber of 19mm length at the fiber contents of 0.8 kg·m-3. The reinforcing mechanism of fiber in the motar was analyzed by means of comparing of the mortar compressive properties under different circumstances, and the testing results of scanning electron microscope (SEM) and the addition of filament in experiments.


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