Mechanical properties of short random oil palm fibre reinforced epoxy composites

Mohd Zuhri Mohamed Yusoff, and Mohd Sapuan Salit, and Napsiah Ismail, and Riza Wirawan, (2010) Mechanical properties of short random oil palm fibre reinforced epoxy composites. Sains Malaysiana, 39 (1). pp. 87-92. ISSN 0126-6039

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Abstract

This paper presents the study of mechanical properties of short random oil palm fibre reinforced epoxy (OPF/epoxy) composites. Empty fruit bunch (EFB) was selected as the fibre and epoxy as the matrix. Composite plate with four different volume fractions of oil palm fibre was fabricated, (5 vol%, 10 vol%, 15 vol% and 20 vol%). The fabrication was made by hand-lay up techniques. The tensile and flexural properties showed a decreasing trend as the fibre loading was increased. The highest tensile properties was obtained for the composite with fibre loading of 5 vol% and there were no significant effect for addition of more than 5 vol% to the flexural properties. Interaction between fibre and matrix was observed from the scanning electron microscope (SEM) micrograph.

Item Type:Article
Keywords:Empty fruit bunch; epoxy; flexural properties; tensile properties
Journal:Sains Malaysiana
ID Code:7309
Deposited By: Mr Fazli Nafiah -
Deposited On:21 Jul 2014 08:34
Last Modified:14 Dec 2016 06:43

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