Characterization of mechanichal properties of kenaf fibre reinforced epoxy resins with horizontal and vertical

Natural fibre composite (NFC) displays a rapid development in the study and innovation sector due to the increasing benefits of the material compared to other types of fibre such as synthetic fibre composites, which includes low price and low environmental impacts. These composites can be explored t...

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spelling my.uniten.dspace-214962023-05-04T13:10:40Z Characterization of mechanichal properties of kenaf fibre reinforced epoxy resins with horizontal and vertical Farhana Binti Mohd Isharudden Natural fiber composite Fibre orientation Natural fiber Natural fibre composite (NFC) displays a rapid development in the study and innovation sector due to the increasing benefits of the material compared to other types of fibre such as synthetic fibre composites, which includes low price and low environmental impacts. These composites can be explored through various variables and can be tested through various factors such as fibre interfacial adhesion, fibre orientation and fibre strength. However, this thesis focuses only on the testing on the vertical (90°) and horizontal (0°) of fibre orientation as it is still not well investigated, yet. The main objective of this research is to investigate the performance of mechanical properties of kenaf fibre reinforced epoxy resins for 90° and 0° of fibre orientation and analyse the effect of changing the orientation on the material. For the fabrication of the material, manual preparation method has been used and several mechanical testing has been and alkali treatment of kenaf fibre prior fabrication process. For hardness test, the 90° of fibre orientation produced 31.6% higher of hardness strength than 0° of fibre orientation while for impact test, 90° of fibre orientation resulted 39.5% greater of impact energy than 0° of fibre orientation. 6% of kenaf fibre composition with 90° of fibre orientation generated the highest stress to breaks while 2% of kenaf fibre composition with 0° of fibre orientation has the lowest stress to fracture. By conducting the SEM tests, it can be seen clearly that 6% of kenaf fibre composition with 90° of fibre orientation has the smallest gap between the fibres and 2% of kenaf fibre composition with 0° of fibre orientation has the largest gap between fibres. Thus, the performance of mechanical of vertical (90°) of fibre orientation produced better performance in mechanical testing compared to horizontal (0°) of fibre orientation. 2023-05-03T17:04:17Z 2023-05-03T17:04:17Z 2020-02 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/21496 application/pdf
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topic Natural fiber composite
Fibre orientation
Natural fiber
spellingShingle Natural fiber composite
Fibre orientation
Natural fiber
Farhana Binti Mohd Isharudden
Characterization of mechanichal properties of kenaf fibre reinforced epoxy resins with horizontal and vertical
description Natural fibre composite (NFC) displays a rapid development in the study and innovation sector due to the increasing benefits of the material compared to other types of fibre such as synthetic fibre composites, which includes low price and low environmental impacts. These composites can be explored through various variables and can be tested through various factors such as fibre interfacial adhesion, fibre orientation and fibre strength. However, this thesis focuses only on the testing on the vertical (90°) and horizontal (0°) of fibre orientation as it is still not well investigated, yet. The main objective of this research is to investigate the performance of mechanical properties of kenaf fibre reinforced epoxy resins for 90° and 0° of fibre orientation and analyse the effect of changing the orientation on the material. For the fabrication of the material, manual preparation method has been used and several mechanical testing has been and alkali treatment of kenaf fibre prior fabrication process. For hardness test, the 90° of fibre orientation produced 31.6% higher of hardness strength than 0° of fibre orientation while for impact test, 90° of fibre orientation resulted 39.5% greater of impact energy than 0° of fibre orientation. 6% of kenaf fibre composition with 90° of fibre orientation generated the highest stress to breaks while 2% of kenaf fibre composition with 0° of fibre orientation has the lowest stress to fracture. By conducting the SEM tests, it can be seen clearly that 6% of kenaf fibre composition with 90° of fibre orientation has the smallest gap between the fibres and 2% of kenaf fibre composition with 0° of fibre orientation has the largest gap between fibres. Thus, the performance of mechanical of vertical (90°) of fibre orientation produced better performance in mechanical testing compared to horizontal (0°) of fibre orientation.
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author Farhana Binti Mohd Isharudden
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title Characterization of mechanichal properties of kenaf fibre reinforced epoxy resins with horizontal and vertical
title_short Characterization of mechanichal properties of kenaf fibre reinforced epoxy resins with horizontal and vertical
title_full Characterization of mechanichal properties of kenaf fibre reinforced epoxy resins with horizontal and vertical
title_fullStr Characterization of mechanichal properties of kenaf fibre reinforced epoxy resins with horizontal and vertical
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of mechanichal properties of kenaf fibre reinforced epoxy resins with horizontal and vertical
title_sort characterization of mechanichal properties of kenaf fibre reinforced epoxy resins with horizontal and vertical
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