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Potential of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites in sandwich structures: A review on its mechanical properties

The interest in using natural fiber reinforced composites is now at its highest. Numerous studies have been conducted due to their positive benefits related to environmental issues. Even though they have limitations for some load requirements, this drawback has been countered through fiber treatment...

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Main Authors: Alsubari, S., Zuhri, M. Y. M., Sapuan, S. M., Ishak, M. R., Ilyas, R. A., Asyraf, M. R. M.
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021
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TP Chemical technology
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94634/2/AhmadIlyasRushdan2021_PotentialofNaturalFiberReinforcedPolymer.pdf
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13030423
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spelling my.utm.946342022-03-31T15:51:43Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94634/ Potential of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites in sandwich structures: A review on its mechanical properties Alsubari, S. Zuhri, M. Y. M. Sapuan, S. M. Ishak, M. R. Ilyas, R. A. Asyraf, M. R. M. TP Chemical technology The interest in using natural fiber reinforced composites is now at its highest. Numerous studies have been conducted due to their positive benefits related to environmental issues. Even though they have limitations for some load requirements, this drawback has been countered through fiber treatment and hybridization. Sandwich structure, on the other hand, is a combination of two or more individual components with different properties, which when joined together can result in better performance. Sandwich structures have been used in a wide range of industrial material applications. They are known to be lightweight and good at absorbing energy, providing superior strength and stiffness-to-weight ratios, and offering opportunities, through design integration, to remove some components from the core element. Today, many industries use composite sandwich structures in a range of components. Through good design of the core structure, one can maximize the strength properties, with a low density. However, the application of natural fiber composites in sandwich structures is still minimal. Therefore, this paper reviewed the possibility of using a natural fiber composite in sandwich structure applications. It addressed the mechanical properties and energy-absorbing characteristics of natural fiber-based sandwich structures tested under various compression loads. The results and potential areas of improvement to fit into a wide range of engineering applications were discussed. MDPI AG 2021 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94634/2/AhmadIlyasRushdan2021_PotentialofNaturalFiberReinforcedPolymer.pdf Alsubari, S. and Zuhri, M. Y. M. and Sapuan, S. M. and Ishak, M. R. and Ilyas, R. A. and Asyraf, M. R. M. (2021) Potential of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites in sandwich structures: A review on its mechanical properties. Polymers, 13 (3). pp. 1-20. ISSN 2073-4360 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13030423
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topic TP Chemical technology
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Alsubari, S.
Zuhri, M. Y. M.
Sapuan, S. M.
Ishak, M. R.
Ilyas, R. A.
Asyraf, M. R. M.
Potential of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites in sandwich structures: A review on its mechanical properties
description The interest in using natural fiber reinforced composites is now at its highest. Numerous studies have been conducted due to their positive benefits related to environmental issues. Even though they have limitations for some load requirements, this drawback has been countered through fiber treatment and hybridization. Sandwich structure, on the other hand, is a combination of two or more individual components with different properties, which when joined together can result in better performance. Sandwich structures have been used in a wide range of industrial material applications. They are known to be lightweight and good at absorbing energy, providing superior strength and stiffness-to-weight ratios, and offering opportunities, through design integration, to remove some components from the core element. Today, many industries use composite sandwich structures in a range of components. Through good design of the core structure, one can maximize the strength properties, with a low density. However, the application of natural fiber composites in sandwich structures is still minimal. Therefore, this paper reviewed the possibility of using a natural fiber composite in sandwich structure applications. It addressed the mechanical properties and energy-absorbing characteristics of natural fiber-based sandwich structures tested under various compression loads. The results and potential areas of improvement to fit into a wide range of engineering applications were discussed.
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author Alsubari, S.
Zuhri, M. Y. M.
Sapuan, S. M.
Ishak, M. R.
Ilyas, R. A.
Asyraf, M. R. M.
author_facet Alsubari, S.
Zuhri, M. Y. M.
Sapuan, S. M.
Ishak, M. R.
Ilyas, R. A.
Asyraf, M. R. M.
author_sort Alsubari, S.
title Potential of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites in sandwich structures: A review on its mechanical properties
title_short Potential of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites in sandwich structures: A review on its mechanical properties
title_full Potential of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites in sandwich structures: A review on its mechanical properties
title_fullStr Potential of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites in sandwich structures: A review on its mechanical properties
title_full_unstemmed Potential of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites in sandwich structures: A review on its mechanical properties
title_sort potential of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites in sandwich structures: a review on its mechanical properties
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94634/2/AhmadIlyasRushdan2021_PotentialofNaturalFiberReinforcedPolymer.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94634/
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13030423
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