Comparative study of tensile properties of kenaf bast and core fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester composites

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Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan and Mohamed Yusoff, Mohd Zuhri and Salit, Mohd Sapuan and Leman, Zulkiflle and Abdul Manaf, Mohd Edeerozey and Othman, Intan Sharhida (2009) Comparative study of tensile properties of kenaf bast and core fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester composites. In: 9th National Symposium on Polymeric Materials 2009 (NSPM 2009), 14-16 Dec. 2009, Residence Hotel, Uniten, Putrajaya. (pp. 700-708).

Abstract

Tensile properties of kenaf bast and core fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester composites were examined in this study. Composite of 5%, 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% weight of randomly chopped kenaf bast and core fibre were prepared. Tensile test was carried out in accordance to the ASTM D5083. The results showed that the optimal value to obtain the highest tensile strength was 20%. It also has been observed that the elongation at break for both bast and core fibre composites had decreased as the fibre content increases. It also can be noted that composites reinforced with kenaf bast fibre are found to have consistently higher tensile properties than kenaf core fibre composites.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering
Keywords:	Kenaf bast fibre; Tensile strength; Elongation at break
Depositing User:	Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited:	01 Mar 2017 09:47
Last Modified:	01 Mar 2017 09:47
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50344
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