Effect of silica nanoparticles in kenaf reinforced epoxy: flexural and compressive properties
Kenaf natural fibre is used as a sustainable form of material to reinforce polymeric composite. However, natural fibres usually do not perform as well as synthetic fibres. Silica nanoparticle is a material with high surface area and its high interfacial interaction with the matrix results in its imp...
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| author | Bajuri, Farid Mazlan, Norkhairunnisa Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan |
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| description | Kenaf natural fibre is used as a sustainable form of material to reinforce polymeric composite. However, natural fibres usually do not perform as well as synthetic fibres. Silica nanoparticle is a material with high surface area and its high interfacial interaction with the matrix results in its improvement. In this research, silica nanoparticles were introduced into epoxy resin as a filler material to improve the mechanical properties of the kenaf-reinforced epoxy. They were dispersed into the epoxy using a homogeniser at 3000 rpm for 10 minutes. The composites were fabricated by spreading the silica filled epoxy evenly onto the kenaf mat before hot pressing the resin wet kenaf mat. The results show for flexural properties, composites with higher fibre and silica volume content generally had better properties with specimen 601 (60 vol% kenaf and1 vol% silica) having the highest strength at 68.9 MPa. Compressive properties were erratic with specimen 201 (20 vol% kenaf and 1 vol% silica) having the highest strength at 53.6 MPa. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-578652018-01-25T08:45:22Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/57865/ Effect of silica nanoparticles in kenaf reinforced epoxy: flexural and compressive properties Bajuri, Farid Mazlan, Norkhairunnisa Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan Kenaf natural fibre is used as a sustainable form of material to reinforce polymeric composite. However, natural fibres usually do not perform as well as synthetic fibres. Silica nanoparticle is a material with high surface area and its high interfacial interaction with the matrix results in its improvement. In this research, silica nanoparticles were introduced into epoxy resin as a filler material to improve the mechanical properties of the kenaf-reinforced epoxy. They were dispersed into the epoxy using a homogeniser at 3000 rpm for 10 minutes. The composites were fabricated by spreading the silica filled epoxy evenly onto the kenaf mat before hot pressing the resin wet kenaf mat. The results show for flexural properties, composites with higher fibre and silica volume content generally had better properties with specimen 601 (60 vol% kenaf and1 vol% silica) having the highest strength at 68.9 MPa. Compressive properties were erratic with specimen 201 (20 vol% kenaf and 1 vol% silica) having the highest strength at 53.6 MPa. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/57865/1/32%20JST%20Vol%2025%20%283%29%20July%202017_JST%28S%29-0280-2017_pg1029-1038.pdf Bajuri, Farid and Mazlan, Norkhairunnisa and Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan (2017) Effect of silica nanoparticles in kenaf reinforced epoxy: flexural and compressive properties. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, 25 (3). pp. 1029-1038. ISSN 0128-7680; ESSN: 2231-8526 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JST%20Vol.%2025%20(3)%20Jul.%202017/32%20JST%20Vol%2025%20(3)%20July%202017_JST(S)-0280-2017_pg1029-1038.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Bajuri, Farid Mazlan, Norkhairunnisa Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan Effect of silica nanoparticles in kenaf reinforced epoxy: flexural and compressive properties |
| title | Effect of silica nanoparticles in kenaf reinforced epoxy: flexural and compressive properties |
| title_full | Effect of silica nanoparticles in kenaf reinforced epoxy: flexural and compressive properties |
| title_fullStr | Effect of silica nanoparticles in kenaf reinforced epoxy: flexural and compressive properties |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of silica nanoparticles in kenaf reinforced epoxy: flexural and compressive properties |
| title_short | Effect of silica nanoparticles in kenaf reinforced epoxy: flexural and compressive properties |
| title_sort | effect of silica nanoparticles in kenaf reinforced epoxy flexural and compressive properties |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/57865/1/32%20JST%20Vol%2025%20%283%29%20July%202017_JST%28S%29-0280-2017_pg1029-1038.pdf |
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