Mechanical properties of fibre-metal laminates made of natural/synthetic fibre composites

Mechanical properties are among the properties to be considered in designing and fabricating any composite to be used as a firewall blanket in the designated fire zone of an aircraft engine. The main focus of this work was to study the tensile, compression, and flexural strengths of the combination...

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Main Authors: Mohammed, Ibrahim, Abu Talib, Abd Rahim, Hameed Sultan, Mohammed Thariq, Jawaid, Mohammad, Ariffin, Ahmad Hamdan, Saadon, Syamimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74929/
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author Mohammed, Ibrahim
Abu Talib, Abd Rahim
Hameed Sultan, Mohammed Thariq
Jawaid, Mohammad
Ariffin, Ahmad Hamdan
Saadon, Syamimi
author_facet Mohammed, Ibrahim
Abu Talib, Abd Rahim
Hameed Sultan, Mohammed Thariq
Jawaid, Mohammad
Ariffin, Ahmad Hamdan
Saadon, Syamimi
author_sort Mohammed, Ibrahim
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description Mechanical properties are among the properties to be considered in designing and fabricating any composite to be used as a firewall blanket in the designated fire zone of an aircraft engine. The main focus of this work was to study the tensile, compression, and flexural strengths of the combination of natural/synthetic fibres with metal laminates as reinforcement in a polymer matrix. The materials included flax fibres, kenaf fibres, carbon fibres, aluminium alloy 2024, and epoxy. The two-hybrid fibre metal laminate composites were made from different layers of natural/synthetic fibres with aluminium alloy of the same thickness. The composites were made from carbon and flax fibre-reinforced aluminium alloy (CAFRALL) and carbon and kenaf fibre-reinforced aluminium alloy (CAKRALL). Based on the results obtained from the mechanical tests, the CAFRALL produced better mechanical properties, where it had the highest modulus of elasticity of 4.4 GPa. Furthermore, the CAFRALL was 14.8% and 20.4% greater than the CAKRALL in terms of the tensile and compressive strengths, respectively, and it had a 33.7% lower flexural strength. The results obtained in the study shows that both composites met the minimum characteristics required for use in the fire-designated zone of an aircraft engine due to their suitable mechanical properties.
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spelling upm-749292020-03-17T08:16:43Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74929/ Mechanical properties of fibre-metal laminates made of natural/synthetic fibre composites Mohammed, Ibrahim Abu Talib, Abd Rahim Hameed Sultan, Mohammed Thariq Jawaid, Mohammad Ariffin, Ahmad Hamdan Saadon, Syamimi Mechanical properties are among the properties to be considered in designing and fabricating any composite to be used as a firewall blanket in the designated fire zone of an aircraft engine. The main focus of this work was to study the tensile, compression, and flexural strengths of the combination of natural/synthetic fibres with metal laminates as reinforcement in a polymer matrix. The materials included flax fibres, kenaf fibres, carbon fibres, aluminium alloy 2024, and epoxy. The two-hybrid fibre metal laminate composites were made from different layers of natural/synthetic fibres with aluminium alloy of the same thickness. The composites were made from carbon and flax fibre-reinforced aluminium alloy (CAFRALL) and carbon and kenaf fibre-reinforced aluminium alloy (CAKRALL). Based on the results obtained from the mechanical tests, the CAFRALL produced better mechanical properties, where it had the highest modulus of elasticity of 4.4 GPa. Furthermore, the CAFRALL was 14.8% and 20.4% greater than the CAKRALL in terms of the tensile and compressive strengths, respectively, and it had a 33.7% lower flexural strength. The results obtained in the study shows that both composites met the minimum characteristics required for use in the fire-designated zone of an aircraft engine due to their suitable mechanical properties. 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74929/1/Mechanical%20properties%20of.pdf Mohammed, Ibrahim and Abu Talib, Abd Rahim and Hameed Sultan, Mohammed Thariq and Jawaid, Mohammad and Ariffin, Ahmad Hamdan and Saadon, Syamimi (2018) Mechanical properties of fibre-metal laminates made of natural/synthetic fibre composites. BioResources, 13 (1). 2022 - 2034. ISSN 1930-2126 10.15376/biores.13.1.2022-2034
spellingShingle Mohammed, Ibrahim
Abu Talib, Abd Rahim
Hameed Sultan, Mohammed Thariq
Jawaid, Mohammad
Ariffin, Ahmad Hamdan
Saadon, Syamimi
Mechanical properties of fibre-metal laminates made of natural/synthetic fibre composites
title Mechanical properties of fibre-metal laminates made of natural/synthetic fibre composites
title_full Mechanical properties of fibre-metal laminates made of natural/synthetic fibre composites
title_fullStr Mechanical properties of fibre-metal laminates made of natural/synthetic fibre composites
title_full_unstemmed Mechanical properties of fibre-metal laminates made of natural/synthetic fibre composites
title_short Mechanical properties of fibre-metal laminates made of natural/synthetic fibre composites
title_sort mechanical properties of fibre-metal laminates made of natural/synthetic fibre composites
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74929/
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