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1. A simulation study on the mechanical performance of natural fibre reinforced polymer composite material.

Author

Morshidi, S. N., Isa, M. R., Zaroog, O. S., Razak, Rafiza Abd, Abdullah, Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Rahim, Shayfull Zamree Abd, Tahir, Muhammad Faheem Mohd, Mortar, Nurul Aida Mohd, and Jamaludin, Liyana

Subjects
*NATURAL fibers, *FIBROUS composites, *COMPOSITE materials, *FIBER orientation, *MECHANICAL behavior of materials, *KENAF
Abstract

Natural fiber had recently been used as reinforcement with polymer in a composite is increasing, due to benefits. The benefits in natural fiber is the lightweight, low cost, environmentally friendly with a good specific mechanical property. However, several factors need to take into account to affecting the mechanical properties of natural fiber reinforced polymer, such as fiber fraction, fiber condition and fiber orientation. This study presents the simulation study on the mechanical properties of different natural fiber reinforced in a diagonal orientation and to compare the mechanical properties such as tensile and bending properties of Kenaf Fiber, PALF, and Ramie reinforced polymer composites. This study of mechanical properties will be investigated using ANSYS 18.1. The composites are designed in different natural fiber with fiber orientation in direction of 45° and 135° alternately in five layers. Tensile and bending test are analyze based on ASTM standard to determine the effect of stacking sequence and fiber orientation on the composites. The results show that fiber orientation have affect the mechanical properties of the composite materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2020
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2. Effect of Fiber Orientation on Mechanical Properties of Kenaf-Reinforced Polymer Composite.

Author

Ching Kuan Yong, Yern Chee Ching, Cheng Hock Chuah, and Nai-Shang Liou

Subjects
*FIBER orientation, *MECHANICAL behavior of materials, *KENAF, *POLYESTER fibers, *TENSILE tests
Abstract

The increase of environmental awareness has led to interest in the use of materials with eco-friendly attributes. In this study, a sandwich composite was developed from polyester and kenaf fiber with various orientation arrangements. Polyester/kenaf sandwich composite was fabricated through the combination of a hand lay-up process and cold compression. The tensile, flexural, and Izod impact tests of the sandwich composites were evaluated by using a universal tensile tester and an impact tester. The thermal stability of polyester/kenaf sandwich composite and plywood were investigated by using a thermogravimetric analyser. Results showed that the polyester/kenaf sandwich composite with kenaf fiber in anisotropy orientation achieved the highest mechanical properties. The kenaf fiber in anisotropic orientation could absorb the impact energy and allow the sandwich composite to withstand greater impact forces compared to composite with fiber in perpendicular or isotropic orientations. The polyester/kenaf sandwich composite also showed higher thermal stability compared to a conventional plywood sheet. Thus, the fabrication of polyester/kenaf sandwich composite with kenaf fiber in an anisotropic orientation design has great potential to replace plywood sheets for beam construction applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2015
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