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Kenaf fiber/pet yarn reinforced epoxy hybrid polymer composites: Morphological, tensile, and flammability properties

The application of natural fibers is rapidly growing in many sectors, such as construction, automobile, and furniture. Kenaf fiber (KF) is a natural fiber that is in demand owing to its eco-friendly and renewable nature. Nowadays, there are various new applications for kenaf, such as in absorbents a...

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Main Authors: M. J., Suriani, Zainudin, Hasliana Asyikin, Ilyas, R. A.
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Published: MDPI AG 2021
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TP Chemical technology
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95808/
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13091532
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spelling my.utm.958082022-05-31T13:19:30Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95808/ Kenaf fiber/pet yarn reinforced epoxy hybrid polymer composites: Morphological, tensile, and flammability properties M. J., Suriani Zainudin, Hasliana Asyikin Ilyas, R. A. TP Chemical technology The application of natural fibers is rapidly growing in many sectors, such as construction, automobile, and furniture. Kenaf fiber (KF) is a natural fiber that is in demand owing to its eco-friendly and renewable nature. Nowadays, there are various new applications for kenaf, such as in absorbents and building materials. It also has commercial applications, such as in the automotive industry. Magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)2 ) is used as a fire retardant as it is low in cost and has good flame retardancy, while polyester yarn (PET) has high tensile strength. The aim of this study was to determine the horizontal burning rate, tensile strength, and surface morphology of kenaf fiber/PET yarn reinforced epoxy fire retardant composites. The composites were prepared by hybridized epoxy and Mg(OH)2 PET with different amounts of KF content (0%, 20%, 35%, and 50%) using the cold press method. The specimen with 35% KF (epoxy/PET/KF-35) displayed better flammability properties and had the lowest average burning rate of 14.55 mm/min, while epoxy/PET/KF-50 with 50% KF had the highest tensile strength of all the samples. This was due to fewer defects being detected on the surface morphology of epoxy/PET/KF-35 compared to the other samples, which influenced the mechanical properties of the composites. MDPI AG 2021 Article PeerReviewed M. J., Suriani and Zainudin, Hasliana Asyikin and Ilyas, R. A. (2021) Kenaf fiber/pet yarn reinforced epoxy hybrid polymer composites: Morphological, tensile, and flammability properties. Polymers, 13 (9). p. 1532. ISSN 2073-4360 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13091532
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topic TP Chemical technology
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M. J., Suriani
Zainudin, Hasliana Asyikin
Ilyas, R. A.
Kenaf fiber/pet yarn reinforced epoxy hybrid polymer composites: Morphological, tensile, and flammability properties
description The application of natural fibers is rapidly growing in many sectors, such as construction, automobile, and furniture. Kenaf fiber (KF) is a natural fiber that is in demand owing to its eco-friendly and renewable nature. Nowadays, there are various new applications for kenaf, such as in absorbents and building materials. It also has commercial applications, such as in the automotive industry. Magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)2 ) is used as a fire retardant as it is low in cost and has good flame retardancy, while polyester yarn (PET) has high tensile strength. The aim of this study was to determine the horizontal burning rate, tensile strength, and surface morphology of kenaf fiber/PET yarn reinforced epoxy fire retardant composites. The composites were prepared by hybridized epoxy and Mg(OH)2 PET with different amounts of KF content (0%, 20%, 35%, and 50%) using the cold press method. The specimen with 35% KF (epoxy/PET/KF-35) displayed better flammability properties and had the lowest average burning rate of 14.55 mm/min, while epoxy/PET/KF-50 with 50% KF had the highest tensile strength of all the samples. This was due to fewer defects being detected on the surface morphology of epoxy/PET/KF-35 compared to the other samples, which influenced the mechanical properties of the composites.
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author M. J., Suriani
Zainudin, Hasliana Asyikin
Ilyas, R. A.
author_facet M. J., Suriani
Zainudin, Hasliana Asyikin
Ilyas, R. A.
author_sort M. J., Suriani
title Kenaf fiber/pet yarn reinforced epoxy hybrid polymer composites: Morphological, tensile, and flammability properties
title_short Kenaf fiber/pet yarn reinforced epoxy hybrid polymer composites: Morphological, tensile, and flammability properties
title_full Kenaf fiber/pet yarn reinforced epoxy hybrid polymer composites: Morphological, tensile, and flammability properties
title_fullStr Kenaf fiber/pet yarn reinforced epoxy hybrid polymer composites: Morphological, tensile, and flammability properties
title_full_unstemmed Kenaf fiber/pet yarn reinforced epoxy hybrid polymer composites: Morphological, tensile, and flammability properties
title_sort kenaf fiber/pet yarn reinforced epoxy hybrid polymer composites: morphological, tensile, and flammability properties
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95808/
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13091532
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