Effects of silica addition and alkaline surface treatment of kenaf fibre on mechanical properties of hybrid epoxy/silica/kenaf composites using hand lay-up method

Epoxy/silica/kenaf composites were fabricated using a simple technique of hand lay-up method. The effects of silica addition on mechanical properties of epoxy/kenaf composites were studied by varying silica contents, ranging from 10 to 50 wt% while kenaf fibre was fixed at 24.5 wt%. Non-woven kenaf...

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Main Authors: Jaafar, Che Nor Aiza, Zainol, Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Microscopy Society of Malaysia 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79622/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79622/1/Effects%20of%20silica%20addition%20and%20alkaline%20surface%20treatment%20of%20kenaf%20fibre%20.pdf
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author Jaafar, Che Nor Aiza
Zainol, Ismail
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Zainol, Ismail
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description Epoxy/silica/kenaf composites were fabricated using a simple technique of hand lay-up method. The effects of silica addition on mechanical properties of epoxy/kenaf composites were studied by varying silica contents, ranging from 10 to 50 wt% while kenaf fibre was fixed at 24.5 wt%. Non-woven kenaf fibre used in this research was treated with 3 wt% NaOH to improve surface interaction between epoxy matrices. The composites were fabricated using hand lay-up method in metal mould and then they were pre-cured at 80 oC for 1 hour and post-cured at 110 oC for 1 hour. The mechanical properties of composites were examined by means of flexural and impact tests. It is found that silica content of 30 wt% has produced epoxy/silica composites with highest impact strength of 6.5 kJ/m2. However, addition of treated kenaf fibre has given the strongest composite with the values of 54 MPa for flexural strength and 10.6 kJ/m2 for impact strength. Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) was applied to investigate the morphology of the fractured surface and it revealed the treated kenaf fibre improved the surface interaction within epoxy matrix, thus lead to the higher mechanical properties of composites. The composite produced from this research has potential to be used in household and domestic product applications.
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spelling upm-796222021-08-15T00:17:47Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79622/ Effects of silica addition and alkaline surface treatment of kenaf fibre on mechanical properties of hybrid epoxy/silica/kenaf composites using hand lay-up method Jaafar, Che Nor Aiza Zainol, Ismail Epoxy/silica/kenaf composites were fabricated using a simple technique of hand lay-up method. The effects of silica addition on mechanical properties of epoxy/kenaf composites were studied by varying silica contents, ranging from 10 to 50 wt% while kenaf fibre was fixed at 24.5 wt%. Non-woven kenaf fibre used in this research was treated with 3 wt% NaOH to improve surface interaction between epoxy matrices. The composites were fabricated using hand lay-up method in metal mould and then they were pre-cured at 80 oC for 1 hour and post-cured at 110 oC for 1 hour. The mechanical properties of composites were examined by means of flexural and impact tests. It is found that silica content of 30 wt% has produced epoxy/silica composites with highest impact strength of 6.5 kJ/m2. However, addition of treated kenaf fibre has given the strongest composite with the values of 54 MPa for flexural strength and 10.6 kJ/m2 for impact strength. Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) was applied to investigate the morphology of the fractured surface and it revealed the treated kenaf fibre improved the surface interaction within epoxy matrix, thus lead to the higher mechanical properties of composites. The composite produced from this research has potential to be used in household and domestic product applications. Microscopy Society of Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79622/1/Effects%20of%20silica%20addition%20and%20alkaline%20surface%20treatment%20of%20kenaf%20fibre%20.pdf Jaafar, Che Nor Aiza and Zainol, Ismail (2019) Effects of silica addition and alkaline surface treatment of kenaf fibre on mechanical properties of hybrid epoxy/silica/kenaf composites using hand lay-up method. Malaysian Journal of Microscopy, 15 (1). pp. 177-184. ISSN 1823-7010; ESSN: 2600-7444 https://malaysianjournalofmicroscopy.org/ojs/index.php/mjm/article/view/397
spellingShingle Jaafar, Che Nor Aiza
Zainol, Ismail
Effects of silica addition and alkaline surface treatment of kenaf fibre on mechanical properties of hybrid epoxy/silica/kenaf composites using hand lay-up method
title Effects of silica addition and alkaline surface treatment of kenaf fibre on mechanical properties of hybrid epoxy/silica/kenaf composites using hand lay-up method
title_full Effects of silica addition and alkaline surface treatment of kenaf fibre on mechanical properties of hybrid epoxy/silica/kenaf composites using hand lay-up method
title_fullStr Effects of silica addition and alkaline surface treatment of kenaf fibre on mechanical properties of hybrid epoxy/silica/kenaf composites using hand lay-up method
title_full_unstemmed Effects of silica addition and alkaline surface treatment of kenaf fibre on mechanical properties of hybrid epoxy/silica/kenaf composites using hand lay-up method
title_short Effects of silica addition and alkaline surface treatment of kenaf fibre on mechanical properties of hybrid epoxy/silica/kenaf composites using hand lay-up method
title_sort effects of silica addition and alkaline surface treatment of kenaf fibre on mechanical properties of hybrid epoxy/silica/kenaf composites using hand lay-up method
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79622/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79622/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79622/1/Effects%20of%20silica%20addition%20and%20alkaline%20surface%20treatment%20of%20kenaf%20fibre%20.pdf