TY - GEN
T1 - Effect of coupling agent on mechanical and thermal behaviour of oil palm/jute hybrid composites
AU - Jawaid, M.
AU - Hassan, A.
AU - Abdul Khalil, H. P.S.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Hybrid composites prepared by using oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) and jute fibres as reinforcement in epoxy matrix by keeping the EFB/jute fibre weight ratio constant at 1:1. In this study, effect of coupling agent on tensile and flexural properties of oil palm empty EFB/jute fibres reinforced epoxy hybrid composites evaluated. Hybrid composites are prepared by using hand layup technique. Particular interest is the effect of coupling agent (CA), 2-Hyroxy ethyl acrylate (HEA) on the tensile and flexural properties of hybrid composites. The laminates coupled with HEA showed better tensile and flexural properties than the one without coupling agent. The highest tensile and flexural strength value has been obtained for hybrid composite of jute/EFB/jute (CA). Tensile fracture composite specimens were analyzed by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to know the morphological behaviour of composites. Thermal properties of the hybrid composites were investigate to observe the effect of 2-Hyroxy ethyl acrylate (HEA) on thermal stability of hybrid composites.
AB - Hybrid composites prepared by using oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) and jute fibres as reinforcement in epoxy matrix by keeping the EFB/jute fibre weight ratio constant at 1:1. In this study, effect of coupling agent on tensile and flexural properties of oil palm empty EFB/jute fibres reinforced epoxy hybrid composites evaluated. Hybrid composites are prepared by using hand layup technique. Particular interest is the effect of coupling agent (CA), 2-Hyroxy ethyl acrylate (HEA) on the tensile and flexural properties of hybrid composites. The laminates coupled with HEA showed better tensile and flexural properties than the one without coupling agent. The highest tensile and flexural strength value has been obtained for hybrid composite of jute/EFB/jute (CA). Tensile fracture composite specimens were analyzed by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to know the morphological behaviour of composites. Thermal properties of the hybrid composites were investigate to observe the effect of 2-Hyroxy ethyl acrylate (HEA) on thermal stability of hybrid composites.
KW - Epoxy
KW - Hybrid composite
KW - Jute
KW - Oil palm
KW - Scanning electron microscopy
KW - Thermal properties
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U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.686.125
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.686.125
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84878255951
SN - 9783037856581
T3 - Advanced Materials Research
SP - 125
EP - 129
BT - Green Technologies for Sustainable and Innovation in Materials
T2 - 8th International Materials Technology Conference and Exhibition, IMTCE 2012
Y2 - 9 July 2012 through 12 July 2012
ER -