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Mechanical properties of plain woven kenaf/glass fiber reinforced polypropylene hybrid composites

There has been an increasing interest among researchers on natural/ synthetic hybrid fiber reinforced composites due to their extensive advantages such as enhanced mechanical properties as compared to natural fiber reinforced composites. The balance between environmental friendliness and mechanical...

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Main Authors: Dhar Malingam, Sivakumar, Subramaniam, Kathiravan, Ng, Lin Feng, Sheikh Md Fadzullah, Siti Hajar, Subramonian, Sivarao
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Published: Carl Hanser Verlag, München 2019
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spelling my.utem.eprints.242592023-06-26T11:13:54Z http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/24259/ Mechanical properties of plain woven kenaf/glass fiber reinforced polypropylene hybrid composites Dhar Malingam, Sivakumar Subramaniam, Kathiravan Ng, Lin Feng Sheikh Md Fadzullah, Siti Hajar Subramonian, Sivarao There has been an increasing interest among researchers on natural/ synthetic hybrid fiber reinforced composites due to their extensive advantages such as enhanced mechanical properties as compared to natural fiber reinforced composites. The balance between environmental friendliness and mechanical strength can be achieved through hybrid composite materials. This study aims to investigate the effects of stacking sequences on the mechanical properties of woven kenaf/glass hybrid composites. Woven kenaf/glass hybrid composites with two different stacking sequences were fabricated in the hot compression process. Non-hybrid glass and kenaf fiber reinforced polypropylene composites were also prepared for comparison. Tensile, flexural and Charpy impact tests were conducted in accordance with ASTM D 3039, ASTM D 790 and ASTM D 6110, respectively. The results showed that the tensile strength of glass/kenaf/glass hybrid laminates was only 3.4 % lower than that of non-hybrid glass fiber reinforced composites. The flexural strength of hybrid glass/kenaf/glass laminates was 32.5 % higher than non-hybrid glass fiber reinforced composites. In terms of impact strength in edgewise and flatwise orientations, hybrid glass/kenaf/glass laminates showed 8.6 % and 51.9 % improvement, respectively, as compared to non-hybrid glass fiber reinforced composites. This showed that the hybrid laminates exhibited superior mechanical properties as compared to non-hybrid glass fiber reinforced composites. Carl Hanser Verlag, München 2019-10-30 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/24259/2/MT%20120.111426%20DIPLOMA.PDF Dhar Malingam, Sivakumar and Subramaniam, Kathiravan and Ng, Lin Feng and Sheikh Md Fadzullah, Siti Hajar and Subramonian, Sivarao (2019) Mechanical properties of plain woven kenaf/glass fiber reinforced polypropylene hybrid composites. Materialpruefung/Materials Testing, 61 (11). pp. 1095-1100. ISSN 0025-5300 https://www.hanser-elibrary.com/doi/10.3139/120.111426 10.3139/120.111426
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description There has been an increasing interest among researchers on natural/ synthetic hybrid fiber reinforced composites due to their extensive advantages such as enhanced mechanical properties as compared to natural fiber reinforced composites. The balance between environmental friendliness and mechanical strength can be achieved through hybrid composite materials. This study aims to investigate the effects of stacking sequences on the mechanical properties of woven kenaf/glass hybrid composites. Woven kenaf/glass hybrid composites with two different stacking sequences were fabricated in the hot compression process. Non-hybrid glass and kenaf fiber reinforced polypropylene composites were also prepared for comparison. Tensile, flexural and Charpy impact tests were conducted in accordance with ASTM D 3039, ASTM D 790 and ASTM D 6110, respectively. The results showed that the tensile strength of glass/kenaf/glass hybrid laminates was only 3.4 % lower than that of non-hybrid glass fiber reinforced composites. The flexural strength of hybrid glass/kenaf/glass laminates was 32.5 % higher than non-hybrid glass fiber reinforced composites. In terms of impact strength in edgewise and flatwise orientations, hybrid glass/kenaf/glass laminates showed 8.6 % and 51.9 % improvement, respectively, as compared to non-hybrid glass fiber reinforced composites. This showed that the hybrid laminates exhibited superior mechanical properties as compared to non-hybrid glass fiber reinforced composites.
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author Dhar Malingam, Sivakumar
Subramaniam, Kathiravan
Ng, Lin Feng
Sheikh Md Fadzullah, Siti Hajar
Subramonian, Sivarao
spellingShingle Dhar Malingam, Sivakumar
Subramaniam, Kathiravan
Ng, Lin Feng
Sheikh Md Fadzullah, Siti Hajar
Subramonian, Sivarao
Mechanical properties of plain woven kenaf/glass fiber reinforced polypropylene hybrid composites
author_facet Dhar Malingam, Sivakumar
Subramaniam, Kathiravan
Ng, Lin Feng
Sheikh Md Fadzullah, Siti Hajar
Subramonian, Sivarao
author_sort Dhar Malingam, Sivakumar
title Mechanical properties of plain woven kenaf/glass fiber reinforced polypropylene hybrid composites
title_short Mechanical properties of plain woven kenaf/glass fiber reinforced polypropylene hybrid composites
title_full Mechanical properties of plain woven kenaf/glass fiber reinforced polypropylene hybrid composites
title_fullStr Mechanical properties of plain woven kenaf/glass fiber reinforced polypropylene hybrid composites
title_full_unstemmed Mechanical properties of plain woven kenaf/glass fiber reinforced polypropylene hybrid composites
title_sort mechanical properties of plain woven kenaf/glass fiber reinforced polypropylene hybrid composites
publisher Carl Hanser Verlag, München
publishDate 2019
url http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/24259/2/MT%20120.111426%20DIPLOMA.PDF
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https://www.hanser-elibrary.com/doi/10.3139/120.111426
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