Effect of fibre loading on the flexural properties of natural fibre reinforced polymer composites

The use of pineapple leaf fibres as reinforcement in plastics had increased rapidly in past few years. Thus this project was conducted to determine and compare the flexural strength of pure epoxy and pineapple leaf fibres reinforced epoxy. The natural fibres were mixed with epoxy and hardener by...

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Main Authors: Mathivanan, Davindrabrabu, Siregar, Januar Parlaungan, Bachtiar, Dandi, Mohamad Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab, Cionita, Tezara
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author Mathivanan, Davindrabrabu
Siregar, Januar Parlaungan
Bachtiar, Dandi
Mohamad Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab
Cionita, Tezara
author_facet Mathivanan, Davindrabrabu
Siregar, Januar Parlaungan
Bachtiar, Dandi
Mohamad Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab
Cionita, Tezara
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description The use of pineapple leaf fibres as reinforcement in plastics had increased rapidly in past few years. Thus this project was conducted to determine and compare the flexural strength of pure epoxy and pineapple leaf fibres reinforced epoxy. The natural fibres were mixed with epoxy and hardener by weight percentage fibre content. The process employed to fabricate the specimens was hand lay-up and the natural fibres was oriented randomly. The dimensions of the specimens for flexure test were based on ASTM D790 respectively. The results obtained shows that 15% PALF reinforced epoxy composite achieved the highest flexural strength among the natural fibers reinforced epoxy composites.
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spelling intimal-5372016-11-23T03:24:48Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/537/ Effect of fibre loading on the flexural properties of natural fibre reinforced polymer composites Mathivanan, Davindrabrabu Siregar, Januar Parlaungan Bachtiar, Dandi Mohamad Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab Cionita, Tezara TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering The use of pineapple leaf fibres as reinforcement in plastics had increased rapidly in past few years. Thus this project was conducted to determine and compare the flexural strength of pure epoxy and pineapple leaf fibres reinforced epoxy. The natural fibres were mixed with epoxy and hardener by weight percentage fibre content. The process employed to fabricate the specimens was hand lay-up and the natural fibres was oriented randomly. The dimensions of the specimens for flexure test were based on ASTM D790 respectively. The results obtained shows that 15% PALF reinforced epoxy composite achieved the highest flexural strength among the natural fibers reinforced epoxy composites. Trans Tech Publications Inc 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/537/1/EFFECT%20OF%20FIBRE%20LOADING%20ON%20THE%20FLEXURAL%20PROPERTIES%20OF.pdf Mathivanan, Davindrabrabu and Siregar, Januar Parlaungan and Bachtiar, Dandi and Mohamad Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab and Cionita, Tezara (2015) Effect of fibre loading on the flexural properties of natural fibre reinforced polymer composites. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 695. pp. 80-88. ISSN 1662-7482
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Mathivanan, Davindrabrabu
Siregar, Januar Parlaungan
Bachtiar, Dandi
Mohamad Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab
Cionita, Tezara
Effect of fibre loading on the flexural properties of natural fibre reinforced polymer composites
title Effect of fibre loading on the flexural properties of natural fibre reinforced polymer composites
title_full Effect of fibre loading on the flexural properties of natural fibre reinforced polymer composites
title_fullStr Effect of fibre loading on the flexural properties of natural fibre reinforced polymer composites
title_full_unstemmed Effect of fibre loading on the flexural properties of natural fibre reinforced polymer composites
title_short Effect of fibre loading on the flexural properties of natural fibre reinforced polymer composites
title_sort effect of fibre loading on the flexural properties of natural fibre reinforced polymer composites
topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
url http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/537/
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