Tensile mechanical property of oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber reinforced epoxy composites

Ahmad Ghazilan, Ahmad Luqman and Mokhtar, Hanan and Shaik Dawood, Mohd. Sultan Ibrahim and Aminanda, Yulfian and Mohamed Ali, Jaffar Syed (2017) Tensile mechanical property of oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber reinforced epoxy composites. In: 3rd International Conference on Mechanical, Automotive and Aerospace Engineering, ICMAAE 2016, 25th-27th July 2016, Kuala Lumpur.

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Abstract

Natural, short, untreated and randomly oriented oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber reinforced epoxy composites were manufactured using vacuum bagging technique with 20% fiber volume composition. The performance of the composite was evaluated as an alternative to synthetic or conventional reinforced composites. Tensile properties such as tensile strength, modulus of elasticity and Poisson's ratio were compared to the tensile properties of pure epoxy obtained via tensile tests as per ASTM D 638 specifications using Universal Testing Machine INSTRON 5582. The tensile properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber reinforced epoxy composites were lower compared to plain epoxy structure with the decrement in performances of 38% for modulus of elasticity and 61% for tensile strength.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Plenary Papers)
Additional Information:	4139/1247
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Aerospace engineering, Elastic moduli, Fiber reinforced plastics, Fibers, Fruits, Palm oil, Reinforcement, Tensile testing
Subjects:	T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Mechanical Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr. Mohamed Sultan Ibrahim Shaik Dawood
Date Deposited:	07 Jun 2017 10:07
Last Modified:	16 Mar 2018 11:36
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/1247

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