The effect of fabric weave on tensile strength of woven kenaf reinforced unsaturated polyester composite
Natural fibers have gained attention in composite making since it is sustainable, renewable and environmental friendly. However, there are some drawbacks such as low tensile strength, modulus and flexural strength compared to industrial synthetic fibers. Various techniques have been used to increase...
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uthm-54312015-01-21T07:06:48Z The effect of fabric weave on tensile strength of woven kenaf reinforced unsaturated polyester composite Saiman, M. P. Wahab, Md Saidin Wahit, Mat Uzir TA401-492 Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials Natural fibers have gained attention in composite making since it is sustainable, renewable and environmental friendly. However, there are some drawbacks such as low tensile strength, modulus and flexural strength compared to industrial synthetic fibers. Various techniques have been used to increase the mechanical properties of the reinforced material in order to compete with synthetic fibers. This study is to produce reinforced fabric made from kenaf fibers woven into four different weave patterns. The reason for the use of different weave patterns is to reduce the crimp percentage as it may increase the tensile strength of the fabric. The weave patterns are Twill 4/4, Satin 8/3 and Basket 4/4, while Plain 1/1 is used as a benchmark for its tensile strength. The dry fabrics structure with different weave pattern was optimized using a simulation of WiseTex software. The dry fabrics were infused with unsaturated polyester to produce composite panel using vacuum infusion process. The dry fabric and the composites were tested on tensile strength and compared with the Plain 1/1 weave pattern. The result shows the breaking strength of dry fabric increased when different weave pattern with low crimp percentage were used compared with Plain 1/1. Yet, in composite form there is reduction in tensile strength for Basket 4/4 due to changes in the fabric structure making some parts of the composite became weaker. The other weave patterns still retain the trend of increment in tensile strength compared with Plain 1/1 weave. 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5431/1/the_effect_of_fabric_weave_on_tensile.pdf Saiman, M. P. and Wahab, Md Saidin and Wahit, Mat Uzir (2014) The effect of fabric weave on tensile strength of woven kenaf reinforced unsaturated polyester composite. In: AAGBS International Conference on Business Management (AiCoBM 2014), 7-8 April 2014, Bayview Beach Resort, Penang Malaysia . http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5431/ |
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TA401-492 Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials Saiman, M. P. Wahab, Md Saidin Wahit, Mat Uzir The effect of fabric weave on tensile strength of woven kenaf reinforced unsaturated polyester composite |
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Natural fibers have gained attention in composite
making since it is sustainable, renewable and environmental
friendly. However, there are some drawbacks such as low tensile
strength, modulus and flexural strength compared to industrial
synthetic fibers. Various techniques have been used to increase
the mechanical properties of the reinforced material in order to
compete with synthetic fibers. This study is to produce reinforced
fabric made from kenaf fibers woven into four different weave
patterns. The reason for the use of different weave patterns is to
reduce the crimp percentage as it may increase the tensile
strength of the fabric. The weave patterns are Twill 4/4, Satin 8/3
and Basket 4/4, while Plain 1/1 is used as a benchmark for its
tensile strength. The dry fabrics structure with different weave
pattern was optimized using a simulation of WiseTex software.
The dry fabrics were infused with unsaturated polyester to
produce composite panel using vacuum infusion process. The dry
fabric and the composites were tested on tensile strength and
compared with the Plain 1/1 weave pattern. The result shows the
breaking strength of dry fabric increased when different weave
pattern with low crimp percentage were used compared with
Plain 1/1. Yet, in composite form there is reduction in tensile
strength for Basket 4/4 due to changes in the fabric structure
making some parts of the composite became weaker. The other
weave patterns still retain the trend of increment in tensile
strength compared with Plain 1/1 weave. |
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Saiman, M. P. Wahab, Md Saidin Wahit, Mat Uzir |
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Saiman, M. P. Wahab, Md Saidin Wahit, Mat Uzir |
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Saiman, M. P. |
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The effect of fabric weave on tensile strength of woven kenaf reinforced unsaturated polyester composite |
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The effect of fabric weave on tensile strength of woven kenaf reinforced unsaturated polyester composite |
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The effect of fabric weave on tensile strength of woven kenaf reinforced unsaturated polyester composite |
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The effect of fabric weave on tensile strength of woven kenaf reinforced unsaturated polyester composite |
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The effect of fabric weave on tensile strength of woven kenaf reinforced unsaturated polyester composite |
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effect of fabric weave on tensile strength of woven kenaf reinforced unsaturated polyester composite |
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2014 |
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