TY - JOUR
T1 - Chemical resistance, void content and tensile properties of oil palm/jute fibre reinforced polymer hybrid composites
AU - Jawaid, M.
AU - Khalil, H. P.S.Abdul
AU - Bakar, A. Abu
AU - Khanam, P. Noorunnisa
PY - 2011/2
Y1 - 2011/2
N2 - Tri layer hybrid composites of oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB) and jute fibres was prepared by keeping oil palm EFB as skin material and jute as the core material and vice versa. The chemical resistance, void content and tensile properties of oil palm EFB/Jute composites was investigated with reference to the relative weight of oil palm EFB/Jute, i.e. 4:1, the fibre loading was optimized and different layering pattern were investigated. It is found from the chemical resistance test that all the composites are resistant to various chemicals. It was observed that marked reduction in void content of hybrid composites in different layering pattern. From the different layering pattern, the tensile properties were slightly higher for the composite having jute as skin and oil palm EFB as core material. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to study tensile fracture surfaces of different composites.
AB - Tri layer hybrid composites of oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB) and jute fibres was prepared by keeping oil palm EFB as skin material and jute as the core material and vice versa. The chemical resistance, void content and tensile properties of oil palm EFB/Jute composites was investigated with reference to the relative weight of oil palm EFB/Jute, i.e. 4:1, the fibre loading was optimized and different layering pattern were investigated. It is found from the chemical resistance test that all the composites are resistant to various chemicals. It was observed that marked reduction in void content of hybrid composites in different layering pattern. From the different layering pattern, the tensile properties were slightly higher for the composite having jute as skin and oil palm EFB as core material. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to study tensile fracture surfaces of different composites.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.07.033
DO - 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.07.033
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77958471971
SN - 0264-1275
VL - 32
SP - 1014
EP - 1019
JO - Materials and Design
JF - Materials and Design
IS - 2
ER -