scholarly journals Tensile and Compressive Properties of Woven Kenaf/Glass Sandwich Hybrid Composites

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohaiman J. Sharba ◽  
Z. Leman ◽  
M. T. H. Sultan ◽  
M. R. Ishak ◽  
M. A. Azmah Hanim
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Unsaturated Polyester ◽  
Weight Fraction ◽  
Compressive Properties ◽  
Glass Composite ◽  
Compression Properties ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Woven Kenaf

Monotonic (tensile and compression) properties of woven kenaf/glass reinforced unsaturated polyester sandwich hybrid composites have been experimentally investigated. Five types of composites laminates were fabricated using a combination of hand lay-up and cold press techniques, postcured for two hours at 80°C and left for 48 hours at room temperature. The hybrid composites contained fixed six layers of glass as a shell, three on each side, whereas the number of core kenaf layers was changed in three stages to get S1, S2, and S3 hybrid composites. Composites specimens with pure glass and kenaf were also fabricated for comparison. It was found that one kenaf layer replaced about 20% of total fiber weight fraction of the composite; this leads to reducing the density of final hybrid composite by 13%. Besides, in mechanical properties perspective, there are less than 1% reduction in compression strength and 40% in tensile strength when compared to pure glass composite. Generally, the results revealed that the best performance was observed in S1, which showed a good balance of all mechanical properties determined in this work.

Mechanical properties of plain woven kenaf/glass fiber reinforced polypropylene hybrid composites

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (11) ◽  
pp. 1095-1100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sivakumar Dhar Malingam ◽  
Kathiravan Subramaniam ◽  
Ng Lin Feng ◽  
Siti Hajar Sheikh MD Fadzullah ◽  
Sivaraos Subramonian
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Woven Kenaf

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 Microstructural and Mechanical Characterization of Al-0.80Mg-0.85Si-0.3Zr Alloy

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 73-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Kahrıman ◽  
M. Zeren
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Direct Chill ◽  
Peak Hardness ◽  
Casting Method ◽  
Industry Standard ◽  
Three Stages

Abstract In this study, Al-0.80Mg-0.85Si alloy was modified with the addition of 0.3 wt.-% zirconium and the variation of microstructural features and mechanical properties were investigated. In order to produce the billets, vertical direct chill casting method was used and billets were homogenized at 580 °C for 6 h. Homogenized billets were subjected to aging practice following three stages: (i) solution annealing at 550 °C for 3 h, (ii) quenching in water, (iii) aging at 180 °C between 0 and 20 h. The hardness measurements were performed for the alloys following the aging process. It was observed that peak hardness value of Al-0.80Mg-0.85Si alloy increased with the addition of zirconium. This finding was very useful to obtain aging parameters for the extruded hollow profiles which are commonly used in automotive industry. Standard tensile tests were applied to aged profiles at room temperature and the results showed that modified alloy had higher mechanical properties compared to the non-modified alloy.

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.

scholarly journals Effects of Irradiation by UV- Acceleration on Mechanical Properties of Polymer Blends (Polyester: Starch)

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sihama I. Salih ◽  
Qahtan A. Hamad ◽  
Safaa N. Abdul Jabbar ◽  
Najat H. Sabit
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Ultimate Tensile Strength ◽  
Polymer Blends ◽  
Modulus Of Elasticity ◽  
Unsaturated Polyester ◽  
Flexural Modulus ◽  
Weight Ratio ◽  
Weight Fraction ◽  
Elongation Percentage

This work covers mixing of unsaturated polyester (un- polyester) with starch powders as polymer blends and study the effects of irradiation by UV-acceleration on mechanical properties of its. The unsaturated polyester was mixing by starch powders at particle size less than (45 µm) at selected weight fraction of (0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3%). These properties involve ultimate tensile strength, modulus of elasticity, elongation percentage, flexural modulus, flexural strength, fracture toughness, impact strength and hardness. The results illustrate decrease in the ultimate tensile strength at and elongation percentage, while increasing modulus of elasticity, with increasing the weight ratio of starch powder to 3 % weight fraction, whereas the maximum value of hardness and flexural, impact properties happened at 1 % weight fraction for types of polymer blends.

Effects of Elevated Temperatures on the Compression Strength of Nanoclay Filled Unsaturated Polyester Resin

2014 ◽  
Vol 554 ◽  
pp. 208-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.S. Fartini ◽  
M.S. Abdul Majid ◽  
Mohd Afendi ◽  
N.A.M. Amin ◽  
Azizul Mohamad
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Unsaturated Polyester ◽  
Polyester Resins ◽  
Weight Percentage ◽  
Compression Properties ◽  
Strain Behaviour ◽  
Compressive Tests

The paper describes the effects of the montmorillonite (MMT) fillers commonly known as nanoclay, on the compression properties of unsaturated polyester resins at different weight percentage of nanoclay. Modified resin specimens with 1, 3 and 5 wt. % of nanoclay contents were prepared and subjected to compressive tests according to ASTM D695. The static uniaxial compression testing were conducted at various temperatures ranging from room temperature (RT) to the temperature closer to its glass transition temperature Tg to study the effect of nanoclay fillers on the compressive stress-strain behaviour at high temperatures (room temperature, 35, 45, and 75°C). The mechanical properties of the nanomodified resin including the elastic modulus, maximum stress and failure strain were determined. The experimental results imply that adding these nanoclay fillers has enhanced the elastic modulus, compressive strength, and toughness without sacrificing the strain to failure and thermal stability of the unsaturated polyester. However it was found that generally, all specimens showed degradation in compressive strength with increases in temperatures.

scholarly journals The Influence of MMA Esterification on Interfacial Adhesion and Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Kenaf Bast/Glass Fiber Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Composites

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2276
Author(s):  
Rozyanty Rahman ◽  
Syed Zhafer Firdaus Syed Putra ◽  
Shayfull Zamree Abd Rahim ◽  
Irwana Nainggolan ◽  
Bartłomiej Jeż ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Interfacial Adhesion ◽  
Natural Fiber ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Unsaturated Polyester ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Tensile Fracture ◽  
Kenaf Bast

The demand for natural fiber hybrid composites for various applications has increased, which is leading to more research being conducted on natural fiber hybrid composites due to their promising mechanical properties. However, the incompatibility of natural fiber with polymer matrix limits the performance of the natural fiber hybrid composite. In this research work, the mechanical properties and fiber-to-matrix interfacial adhesion were investigated. The efficiency of methyl methacrylate (MMA)-esterification treatments on composites’ final product performance was determined. The composite was prepared using the hand lay-up method with varying kenaf bast fiber (KBF) contents of 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 (weight%) and hybridized with glass fiber (GF) at 5 and 10 (weight%). Unsaturated polyester (UPE) resin and methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP) were used as binders and catalysts, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) were used to examine the effects of MMA-esterification treatment on tensile strength and morphology (tensile fracture and characterization of MMA-esterification treatment) of the composite fabricated. The tensile strength of MMA-treated reinforced UPE and hybrid composites are higher than that of untreated composites. As for MMA treatment, 90 min of treatment showed the highest weight percent gain (WPG) and tensile strength of KBF-reinforced UPE composites. It can be concluded that the esterification of MMA on the KBF can lead to better mechanical properties and adhesion between the KFB and the UPE matrix. This research provides a clear reference for developing hybrid natural fibers, thus contributing to the current field of knowledge related to GF composites, specifically in transportation diligences due to their properties of being lightweight, superior, and involving low production cost.

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