Effect of Different Vacuum Pressure on the Tensile Properties of Sugar Palm Frond Fibre Reinforced Polyester Composites

Azuan, S. A. Syed; Saufi, M.M.; Azniah, M.G.; Juraidi, J.M.

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.701.23

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“…The optimum percentage of rice husk in polyester resin to obtain the highest tensile properties was found at 5 vol. % but there was no effect of addition more than 5 vol.% to the tensile properties of composites 24 . The effect of fiber treatment on the mechanical properties of unidirectional sisal-reinforced epoxy composites has been studied.…”

Section: Water Absorption Of Untreated and Treated Natural Fibermentioning

confidence: 87%

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Effect of Pretreatment Methods on Properties of Natural Fiber Composites: A Review

Venkatachalam

Navaneethakrishnan

Rajsekar

et al. 2016

Polymers and Polymer Composites

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India as a tropical agricultural country has great potential to develop and use fiber derived from agricultural waste. Natural fibers are an important by-product of extraction process and they can be used as reinforcement in composite products. Composites are developed with unsaturated polyester resin as the matrix with natural fiber as the reinforcement. The results show decreased strength and modulus with increasing the fiber volume fraction. This indicates ineffective stress transfer between the fiber and matrix due to lower adhesion. It is necessary to bring a hydrophobic nature to the fibers by suitable chemical treatments in order to develop composites with improved mechanical properties. In these review papers, different types of natural fibers are subjected to a variety of physical and chemical treatments. The types of treatments studied in these papers include Physical treatments such as beating and heating, and chemical treatments like alkalization, silane, acetylation and benzoylation. The effects of these treatments on mechanical properties of the composites are analyzed. Fractures are analyzed by using the scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Analysis by FTIR and DMA showed that physico-chemical changes of surfaces of treated natural fibers. In general, treatments to the fibers can significantly improve adhesion and reduce water absorption, thereby improving mechanical properties of the composites. The purpose of this review paper is to summarize the research work done on various pretreatments in the preparation of natural fiber reinforced composites and to highlight the potential use of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites in industry and its potential to replace the synthetic fiber composite and conventional materials in the future.

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Section: Water Absorption Of Untreated and Treated Natural Fibermentioning

confidence: 87%

“…Chemical methods are applied to modify the fiber and also the matrix 24 . Fiber modification includes alkalization, silane, acetylation and benzoylation, etc.…”

Section: Chemical Treatments Of Fibermentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of Pretreatment Methods on Properties of Natural Fiber Composites: A Review

Venkatachalam

Navaneethakrishnan

Rajsekar

et al. 2016

Polymers and Polymer Composites

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“…are incorporated into the polyester matrix to make composites. Unsaturated polyesters are extremely versatile in properties and applications and have been popular thermoset used as polymer matrix in composites [5]. Furthermore, polyester composite is relatively easy to prepare based on the existing technology with a balanced set of properties as required.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Synthesis and Characterisation of Polyester Resin Matrix Composites Reinforced with Pineapple Leaf Micro Particles

Durowaye¹,

Sekunowo²,

Kuforiji³

et al. 2019

J. Inst. Engineering

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Reinforcement of polymers with particles to enhance their mechanical properties for various applications cannot be over emphasized. Hence, the microstructure and mechanical behaviour of polyester resin matrix composites reinforced with pineapple leaf particles was studied in order to develop an engineering material for industrial applications. Pineapple leaf particles treated and untreated with NaOH were separately blended with unsaturated polyester resin. 1 g of catalyst and 0.5 g of accelerator were added to the mixture to achieve a homogeneous interfacial interaction. The composites were made by mould casting and their microstructure and mechanical properties were evaluated. The NaOH treated pineapple leaf particles reinforced composite exhibited the highest tensile strength of 98.73 MPa at 15 wt. % and impact energy of 20.73 J at 20 wt. %. Microstructure showed a fairly uniform distribution of the pineapple leaf particles in the polyester resin matrix coupled with the strong interfacial bonding of the filler and matrix as the major factors responsible for the enhancement of the tensile strength and impact energy of the composites.

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Effect of Different Vacuum Pressure on the Tensile Properties of Sugar Palm Frond Fibre Reinforced Polyester Composites

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Effect of Pretreatment Methods on Properties of Natural Fiber Composites: A Review

Effect of Pretreatment Methods on Properties of Natural Fiber Composites: A Review

Synthesis and Characterisation of Polyester Resin Matrix Composites Reinforced with Pineapple Leaf Micro Particles

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