Mechanical performance of unstitched and silk fiber-stitched woven kenaf fiber reinforced epoxy composites

Fiber composites are known to have poor through-thickness mechanical properties due to the absence of a Z-direction binder. This issue is more critical with the use of natural fibers due to their low strength compared to synthetic fibers. Stitching is a through-thickness toughening method that is us...

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Main Authors: Kirmasha, Yasir Khaleel, Sharba, Mohaiman Jaffar, Leman, Zulkiflle, Hameed Sultan, Mohamed Thariq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86697/1/Mechanical%20performance%20.pdf