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Mechanical characterisation of woven kenaf fabric as reinforcement for composite materials

Kenaf is one of the common economic crops favoured by many plantations due to its many uses. The fabric is produced from the bast fibres of kenaf plant which is biodegradable and tough. This research aims at investigating the effect of fabric orientation, moisture content and different batches (stor...

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Main Authors: Dhar Malingam, Sivakumar, Ng, Lin Feng, Kamarolzaman, Anita Akmar, Hong, Tzy Yi, Ab Ghani, Ahmad Fuad
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Language:English
Published: Taylor and Francis Inc. 2021
Online Access:http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/25758/2/MECHANICAL%20CHARACTERISATION%20OF%20WOVEN%20KENAF%20FABRIC%20AS%20REINFORCEMENT%20FOR%20COMPOSITE%20MATERIALS.PDF
http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/25758/
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15440478.2019.1642827?journalCode=wjnf20
https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2019.1642827
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spelling my.utem.eprints.257582023-06-23T11:27:48Z http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/25758/ Mechanical characterisation of woven kenaf fabric as reinforcement for composite materials Dhar Malingam, Sivakumar Ng, Lin Feng Kamarolzaman, Anita Akmar Hong, Tzy Yi Ab Ghani, Ahmad Fuad Kenaf is one of the common economic crops favoured by many plantations due to its many uses. The fabric is produced from the bast fibres of kenaf plant which is biodegradable and tough. This research aims at investigating the effect of fabric orientation, moisture content and different batches (storage age) of kenaf fabrics on the tensile properties. The tensile properties of kenaf fabrics in two different directions which are warp and weft are compared. Furthermore, two different batches of plain-woven kenaf fabric were analysed to study their tensile properties. In the case of moisture content effect, the fabrics in warp and weft orientations were tested at saturated moisture condition for their tensile properties. The findings concluded that the tensile strength of kenaf fabric in the weft was 28.3 % and 24.7% higher than warp orientation for the old and new batches of kenaf fabrics respectively. In overall, moisture uptake of kenaf fabrics reduced the tensile strength of kenaf fabrics regardless of different fabric orientations and batches. The results also demonstrated that the different batches of kenaf fabrics had no significant effect on the tensile properties. Taylor and Francis Inc. 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/25758/2/MECHANICAL%20CHARACTERISATION%20OF%20WOVEN%20KENAF%20FABRIC%20AS%20REINFORCEMENT%20FOR%20COMPOSITE%20MATERIALS.PDF Dhar Malingam, Sivakumar and Ng, Lin Feng and Kamarolzaman, Anita Akmar and Hong, Tzy Yi and Ab Ghani, Ahmad Fuad (2021) Mechanical characterisation of woven kenaf fabric as reinforcement for composite materials. Journal of Natural Fibers, 18 (5). pp. 653-663. ISSN 1544-0478 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15440478.2019.1642827?journalCode=wjnf20 https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2019.1642827
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description Kenaf is one of the common economic crops favoured by many plantations due to its many uses. The fabric is produced from the bast fibres of kenaf plant which is biodegradable and tough. This research aims at investigating the effect of fabric orientation, moisture content and different batches (storage age) of kenaf fabrics on the tensile properties. The tensile properties of kenaf fabrics in two different directions which are warp and weft are compared. Furthermore, two different batches of plain-woven kenaf fabric were analysed to study their tensile properties. In the case of moisture content effect, the fabrics in warp and weft orientations were tested at saturated moisture condition for their tensile properties. The findings concluded that the tensile strength of kenaf fabric in the weft was 28.3 % and 24.7% higher than warp orientation for the old and new batches of kenaf fabrics respectively. In overall, moisture uptake of kenaf fabrics reduced the tensile strength of kenaf fabrics regardless of different fabric orientations and batches. The results also demonstrated that the different batches of kenaf fabrics had no significant effect on the tensile properties.
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author Dhar Malingam, Sivakumar
Ng, Lin Feng
Kamarolzaman, Anita Akmar
Hong, Tzy Yi
Ab Ghani, Ahmad Fuad
spellingShingle Dhar Malingam, Sivakumar
Ng, Lin Feng
Kamarolzaman, Anita Akmar
Hong, Tzy Yi
Ab Ghani, Ahmad Fuad
Mechanical characterisation of woven kenaf fabric as reinforcement for composite materials
author_facet Dhar Malingam, Sivakumar
Ng, Lin Feng
Kamarolzaman, Anita Akmar
Hong, Tzy Yi
Ab Ghani, Ahmad Fuad
author_sort Dhar Malingam, Sivakumar
title Mechanical characterisation of woven kenaf fabric as reinforcement for composite materials
title_short Mechanical characterisation of woven kenaf fabric as reinforcement for composite materials
title_full Mechanical characterisation of woven kenaf fabric as reinforcement for composite materials
title_fullStr Mechanical characterisation of woven kenaf fabric as reinforcement for composite materials
title_full_unstemmed Mechanical characterisation of woven kenaf fabric as reinforcement for composite materials
title_sort mechanical characterisation of woven kenaf fabric as reinforcement for composite materials
publisher Taylor and Francis Inc.
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/25758/2/MECHANICAL%20CHARACTERISATION%20OF%20WOVEN%20KENAF%20FABRIC%20AS%20REINFORCEMENT%20FOR%20COMPOSITE%20MATERIALS.PDF
http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/25758/
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15440478.2019.1642827?journalCode=wjnf20
https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2019.1642827
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