Mechanical and thermal properties of composites from unsaturated polyester filled with oil palm ash

• Main Authors: Ibrahim, Mohd Shukri, Salit, Mohd Sapuan, Abdul Aziz, Faieza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Pahang Publisher 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51990/1/Mechanical%20and%20thermal%20properties%20of%20composites%20from%20unsaturated%20polyester%20filled%20with%20oil%20palm%20ash.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51990/; http://jmes.ump.edu.my/index.php/archive/volume-2.html

Oil palm ash (OPA) is available in abundance, is renewable, can be obtained at no cost and shows good performance at high thermal conditions. Combinations of the unsaturated polyester with natural fillers have been reported to improve the mechanical and thermal properties of composites. Utilisation...