Thermal stability and dynamic mechanical properties of kenaf/bamboo fibre reinforced epoxy composites

An increased awareness of environmental concerns has increased the need for innovation to produce high performance engineering materials with natural renewable resources. In this study, 3 types of natural fibre (mat form) reinforced epoxy composites were prepared by the hand lay-up method, namely, k...

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Main Authors: Siew, Sand Chee, Jawaid, Mohammad, Sultan, Mohamed T. H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63564/1/Thermal%20stability%20and%20dynamic%20mechanical%20properties%20of%20kenafbamboo%20fibre%20reinforced%20epoxy%20composites.pdf
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Jawaid, Mohammad
Sultan, Mohamed T. H.
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description An increased awareness of environmental concerns has increased the need for innovation to produce high performance engineering materials with natural renewable resources. In this study, 3 types of natural fibre (mat form) reinforced epoxy composites were prepared by the hand lay-up method, namely, kenaf (K)/Epoxy, bamboo (B)/Epoxy, and bamboo charcoal (BC)/Epoxy. The thermal stability of the specimens was investigated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and the dynamic mechanical properties. Viscous elastic behaviour of the specimens was investigated via a dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA). The TGA results revealed that the BC/Epoxy composite showed the highest thermal stability compared to K/Epoxy and B/Epoxy with the highest initial and final decomposition temperature at 348 °C and 463 °C, respectively. It also showed the highest charcoal content at 11.5%. From the DMA results, the K/Epoxy composite showed better dynamic mechanical properties with the highest complex modulus (E*) strength and the lowest damping behaviour (peak height of Tan δ). The DMA analysis also revealed that the glass transition temperature of the composites fell between 60 °C to 90 °C. This preliminary study may give a new path to develop a novel hybrid composite that offers unique properties unachievable in a single material system.
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spelling upm.eprints-635642018-11-05T03:23:15Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63564/ Thermal stability and dynamic mechanical properties of kenaf/bamboo fibre reinforced epoxy composites Siew, Sand Chee Jawaid, Mohammad Sultan, Mohamed T. H. An increased awareness of environmental concerns has increased the need for innovation to produce high performance engineering materials with natural renewable resources. In this study, 3 types of natural fibre (mat form) reinforced epoxy composites were prepared by the hand lay-up method, namely, kenaf (K)/Epoxy, bamboo (B)/Epoxy, and bamboo charcoal (BC)/Epoxy. The thermal stability of the specimens was investigated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and the dynamic mechanical properties. Viscous elastic behaviour of the specimens was investigated via a dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA). The TGA results revealed that the BC/Epoxy composite showed the highest thermal stability compared to K/Epoxy and B/Epoxy with the highest initial and final decomposition temperature at 348 °C and 463 °C, respectively. It also showed the highest charcoal content at 11.5%. From the DMA results, the K/Epoxy composite showed better dynamic mechanical properties with the highest complex modulus (E*) strength and the lowest damping behaviour (peak height of Tan δ). The DMA analysis also revealed that the glass transition temperature of the composites fell between 60 °C to 90 °C. This preliminary study may give a new path to develop a novel hybrid composite that offers unique properties unachievable in a single material system. North Carolina State University 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63564/1/Thermal%20stability%20and%20dynamic%20mechanical%20properties%20of%20kenafbamboo%20fibre%20reinforced%20epoxy%20composites.pdf Siew, Sand Chee and Jawaid, Mohammad and Sultan, Mohamed T. H. (2017) Thermal stability and dynamic mechanical properties of kenaf/bamboo fibre reinforced epoxy composites. BioResources, 12 (4). 7118 - 7132. ISSN 1930-2126 http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_12_4_7118_Chee_Thermal_Stability_Dynamic_Properties
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title Thermal stability and dynamic mechanical properties of kenaf/bamboo fibre reinforced epoxy composites
title_full Thermal stability and dynamic mechanical properties of kenaf/bamboo fibre reinforced epoxy composites
title_fullStr Thermal stability and dynamic mechanical properties of kenaf/bamboo fibre reinforced epoxy composites
title_full_unstemmed Thermal stability and dynamic mechanical properties of kenaf/bamboo fibre reinforced epoxy composites
title_short Thermal stability and dynamic mechanical properties of kenaf/bamboo fibre reinforced epoxy composites
title_sort thermal stability and dynamic mechanical properties of kenaf bamboo fibre reinforced epoxy composites
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63564/1/Thermal%20stability%20and%20dynamic%20mechanical%20properties%20of%20kenafbamboo%20fibre%20reinforced%20epoxy%20composites.pdf
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