Flexural and impact properties of kenaf-glass hybrid composite
This paper investigates the flexural and impact properties of kenaf-glass (KG) fibers reinforced unsaturated polyester (UPE) hybrid composite on a source of green composite. The matrix is kept constant with 70 % volume fraction while kenaf and glass fibers were varied, such as 7.5/22.5 v/v, 15/15...
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| author | Maleque, Md. Abdul Afdzaluddin, Atiqah M., Iqbal |
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| description | This paper investigates the flexural and impact properties of kenaf-glass (KG) fibers
reinforced unsaturated polyester (UPE) hybrid composite on a source of green composite. The
matrix is kept constant with 70 % volume fraction while kenaf and glass fibers were varied, such as
7.5/22.5 v/v, 15/15 v/v and 22.5/7.5 v/v. The 30 % kenaf and 30 % glass are also used for the
preparation of composite materials. The kenaf fiber was treated with 6% sodium hydroxide (NaOH)
diluted solution for 3 hours. Hybrid composites are fabricated using sheet molding compound
(SMC) process. The mechanical tests, such as flexural and impact are performed using ASTM
D790-03 and ASTM D256-04 respectively. The study showed that the highest flexural strength was
obtained from treated kenaf with 15/15 v/v KG fiber reinforced hybrid composite while untreated of
15/15 v/v KG composite showed the highest value of impact strength in this investigation. This can
be concluded that 15/15 v/v KG fiber reinforced unsaturated polyester hybrid composite is the most
appropriate hybrid composite which can be considered for many engineering structural applications,
such as automotive, aerospace, construction or sports. |
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| spelling | iium-257052012-09-13T02:12:03Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/25705/ Flexural and impact properties of kenaf-glass hybrid composite Maleque, Md. Abdul Afdzaluddin, Atiqah M., Iqbal T175 Industrial research. Research and development TD169 Environmental protection This paper investigates the flexural and impact properties of kenaf-glass (KG) fibers reinforced unsaturated polyester (UPE) hybrid composite on a source of green composite. The matrix is kept constant with 70 % volume fraction while kenaf and glass fibers were varied, such as 7.5/22.5 v/v, 15/15 v/v and 22.5/7.5 v/v. The 30 % kenaf and 30 % glass are also used for the preparation of composite materials. The kenaf fiber was treated with 6% sodium hydroxide (NaOH) diluted solution for 3 hours. Hybrid composites are fabricated using sheet molding compound (SMC) process. The mechanical tests, such as flexural and impact are performed using ASTM D790-03 and ASTM D256-04 respectively. The study showed that the highest flexural strength was obtained from treated kenaf with 15/15 v/v KG fiber reinforced hybrid composite while untreated of 15/15 v/v KG composite showed the highest value of impact strength in this investigation. This can be concluded that 15/15 v/v KG fiber reinforced unsaturated polyester hybrid composite is the most appropriate hybrid composite which can be considered for many engineering structural applications, such as automotive, aerospace, construction or sports. Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/25705/1/P58_2012.pdf Maleque, Md. Abdul and Afdzaluddin, Atiqah and M., Iqbal (2012) Flexural and impact properties of kenaf-glass hybrid composite. Advanced Materials Research, 576. pp. 471-474. ISSN 1022-6680 http://www.scientific.net/AMR 10.4028/http://www.scientific.net/AMR.576.471 |
| spellingShingle | T175 Industrial research. Research and development TD169 Environmental protection Maleque, Md. Abdul Afdzaluddin, Atiqah M., Iqbal Flexural and impact properties of kenaf-glass hybrid composite |
| title | Flexural and impact properties of kenaf-glass hybrid composite |
| title_full | Flexural and impact properties of kenaf-glass hybrid composite |
| title_fullStr | Flexural and impact properties of kenaf-glass hybrid composite |
| title_full_unstemmed | Flexural and impact properties of kenaf-glass hybrid composite |
| title_short | Flexural and impact properties of kenaf-glass hybrid composite |
| title_sort | flexural and impact properties of kenaf-glass hybrid composite |
| topic | T175 Industrial research. Research and development TD169 Environmental protection |
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