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Influence of Fiber Content on Mechanical and Morphological Properties of Woven Kenaf Reinforced PVB Film Produced Using a Hot Press Technique
- Source :
- International Journal of Polymer Science, Vol 2016 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2016.
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Abstract
- This work addresses the results of experimental investigation carried out on mechanical and morphological properties of plain woven kenaf fiber reinforced PVB film which was prepared by hot press technique. The composites were prepared with various fiber contents: 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, and 60% (by weight), with the processing parameters 165°C, 20 min, and at a pressure of 8 MPa applied on the material. Tensile, flexural, and Charpy impact properties were studied as well as morphological properties of impact fracture surface. With the increase in kenaf fibers content up to 40%, the PVB composites have shown lower tensile and flexural strength accompanied with reduction in the ultimate strain of the composite. The results showed that impact properties were affected in markedly different ways by using various kenaf contents and decrease with the increase in kenaf fiber content up to 40%; however, high impact strength was observed even with 40% kenaf fiber content. Furthermore, scanning electron microscopy for impact samples was utilised to demonstrate the different failures in the fracture surfaces for various kenaf fibers contents.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
Materials science
Polymers and Plastics
biology
Article Subject
Scanning electron microscope
Composite number
Charpy impact test
Izod impact strength test
02 engineering and technology
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
biology.organism_classification
lcsh:Chemical technology
01 natural sciences
Kenaf
Flexural strength
010608 biotechnology
Ultimate tensile strength
lcsh:TP1-1185
Fiber
Composite material
0210 nano-technology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16879430 and 16879422
- Volume :
- 2016
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Polymer Science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4d3b194c383e28cb1963a32aa483819e