Mechanical properties and microstructure of cocos nucifera (coconut) coir fibres

• Main Authors: Awang, Lokman, Salleh, Zulzamri, Mohd Yusop, Mohd Yuzri, Roslee, Ahmad Azmeer, Salit, Mohd Sapuan, Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39693/1/39693.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39693/

In this research, the mechanical properties of three types of coconut (cocos nucifera) fibres were investigated specifically young coconut (YC), ripe coconut (RP) and Komeng coconut (KC). Tensile test was carried out using Universal Testing Machine with a load capacity of 5kN in accordance to ASTM D...