The Effect of Weight Percentage on the Tensile Properties of Glass/ Kenaf Hybrid Composites
M. F. Ismail1, M. T. H. Sultan2, A. Hamdan3, A. U. M. Shah4, S.N.A. Safri5
1Muhammad Faizzuddin Bin Ismail, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
2Ir. Ts. Dr. Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan, Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
3Dr. Ahmad Hamdan Ariffin, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
4Dr. Ain Umaira Md Shah, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Laboratory of Biocomposite Technology, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
5Dr. Syafiqah Nur Azrie Bt Safri, Laboratory of Biocomposite Technology, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 28 May 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 15 June 2019 | Manuscript Published on 26 June 2019 | PP: 462-466 | Volume-8 Issue-1S5 June 2019 | Retrieval Number: A00810681S519/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: Nowadays, hybridisation between synthetic fibre and natural fibre is common due to environmental concerns and financial problem. This research was conducted to examine the effects of different glass fibre (GF) composition on the tensile properties of glass/kenaf hybrid composites. For this study, epoxy resin was used as matrix and woven glass fibres type E600 and woven kenaf fibres (KF) were used as the reinforcements. Hybrid composites fabricated by hand lay-up technique while maintaining 10 number of layers for each sample. An investigation of tensile properties of glass/kenaf hybrid composites with different weight composition of GF; 0%, 25%, 30%, 50%, 70%, 75% and 100% were carried out. The composites were tested and the results shows that sample HS5 that consists of hybridized 75% GF and 25% KF is having characteristics almost approaching the performance of sample made from 100% GF.
Keywords: Hybrid Composites, Kenaf Fibre, Tensile Properties, Glass Fibre.
Scope of the Article: Composite Materials