Post Impact Tensile and Single Edge Notch Bending Test of Kenaf Hybrid Composite

Abstract

The improvement of elite building items produced using regular assets is expanding around the world due to renewable and ecological issues. Among the wide range of characteristic assets, kenaf plants have been broadly abused in the course of recent years. The aim of this research is to develop long kenaf composites and long kenaf with woven glass reinforced polyester resin composites. Tensile test helps to determine how the material will react to forces being applied in tension. The test that was conducted included Post Impact Tensile test and Single Edge Notch Bend. Tensile test determines strain-stress while single edge notch bend determines the fracture of the specimen. The experiment was conducted using Universal Testing Machine (UTM) to find the mechanical properties. The experiment considered ASTM D3039 for tensile test and ASTM D5045 for single edge notch bending. From there, the damage area of the composites could be predicted. Meanwhile, it showed the best configuration for the newly developed material in impact test. So, these hybrid composites are viable to be extended into a newly developed material for further investigation