Multi-walled carbon nanotubes/woven kenaf fabric-reinforced epoxy laminated composites

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of adding 1 vol% of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) into woven kenaf/epoxy laminated composites on their flexural properties and to compare between two techniques used to incorporate MWCNT into the composite which are spraying and solution t...

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Main Authors: Nurul Hidayah Ismail, Mohd Hafizi Mohamad, Mariatti Jaafar
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
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author Nurul Hidayah Ismail,
Mohd Hafizi Mohamad,
Mariatti Jaafar,
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Mohd Hafizi Mohamad,
Mariatti Jaafar,
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description This study was carried out to investigate the effect of adding 1 vol% of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) into woven kenaf/epoxy laminated composites on their flexural properties and to compare between two techniques used to incorporate MWCNT into the composite which are spraying and solution techniques. Furthermore, the effect of MWCNT addition in woven glass/woven kenaf/epoxy hybrid composites at the same filler concentration on the flexural properties were also investigated. All the laminated composites with and without MWCNT were fabricated using vacuum bagging method. The flexural properties of the composite samples with and without MWCNT were evaluated by applying three-point bending test. The results were supported by morphological observation. It was found that the addition of MWCNT using both spraying and solution techniques reduced the flexural strength and flexural modulus of MWCNT/woven kenaf/epoxy composites, with obvious reduction trend was shown by former technique. The morphological observation of the composites fracture surface showed that delamination failure occurred in MWCNT/woven kenaf/epoxy laminated composite prepared by spraying technique. Further investigation on hybrid composites showed that MWCNT/woven glass/woven kenaf/epoxy laminated hybrid composites exhibited significant improvement in the flexural properties.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:120392018-09-09T23:33:26Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12039/ Multi-walled carbon nanotubes/woven kenaf fabric-reinforced epoxy laminated composites Nurul Hidayah Ismail, Mohd Hafizi Mohamad, Mariatti Jaafar, This study was carried out to investigate the effect of adding 1 vol% of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) into woven kenaf/epoxy laminated composites on their flexural properties and to compare between two techniques used to incorporate MWCNT into the composite which are spraying and solution techniques. Furthermore, the effect of MWCNT addition in woven glass/woven kenaf/epoxy hybrid composites at the same filler concentration on the flexural properties were also investigated. All the laminated composites with and without MWCNT were fabricated using vacuum bagging method. The flexural properties of the composite samples with and without MWCNT were evaluated by applying three-point bending test. The results were supported by morphological observation. It was found that the addition of MWCNT using both spraying and solution techniques reduced the flexural strength and flexural modulus of MWCNT/woven kenaf/epoxy composites, with obvious reduction trend was shown by former technique. The morphological observation of the composites fracture surface showed that delamination failure occurred in MWCNT/woven kenaf/epoxy laminated composite prepared by spraying technique. Further investigation on hybrid composites showed that MWCNT/woven glass/woven kenaf/epoxy laminated hybrid composites exhibited significant improvement in the flexural properties. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12039/1/17%20Mohd%20Hafizi.pdf Nurul Hidayah Ismail, and Mohd Hafizi Mohamad, and Mariatti Jaafar, (2018) Multi-walled carbon nanotubes/woven kenaf fabric-reinforced epoxy laminated composites. Sains Malaysiana, 47 (3). pp. 563-569. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid47bil3_2018/KandunganJilid47Bil3_2018.html
spellingShingle Nurul Hidayah Ismail,
Mohd Hafizi Mohamad,
Mariatti Jaafar,
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes/woven kenaf fabric-reinforced epoxy laminated composites
title Multi-walled carbon nanotubes/woven kenaf fabric-reinforced epoxy laminated composites
title_full Multi-walled carbon nanotubes/woven kenaf fabric-reinforced epoxy laminated composites
title_fullStr Multi-walled carbon nanotubes/woven kenaf fabric-reinforced epoxy laminated composites
title_full_unstemmed Multi-walled carbon nanotubes/woven kenaf fabric-reinforced epoxy laminated composites
title_short Multi-walled carbon nanotubes/woven kenaf fabric-reinforced epoxy laminated composites
title_sort multi-walled carbon nanotubes/woven kenaf fabric-reinforced epoxy laminated composites
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12039/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12039/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12039/1/17%20Mohd%20Hafizi.pdf