Study on Effect of 5 wt. % of Coconut Fiber Reinforcement on Tensile and Flexural Properties of Epoxy Based Composites

AZFAR BIN JASNI, AZFAR (2012) Study on Effect of 5 wt. % of Coconut Fiber Reinforcement on Tensile and Flexural Properties of Epoxy Based Composites. [Final Year Project] (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Fiber reinforced polymer based composites have been used in many type of
applications in industry for a long time for their high specific strength and modulus.
In Malaysia, there are a lot of natural fibers available, thus in this study, an
investigation has been carried out to make used of coir, the natural fiber as the
reinforcement in reinforced polymer. Natural fibers are not only strong and
lightweight but also they have relatively very cheap. The objective of the present
study is to investigate the effect of 5 wt. % of reinforcement on tensile and flexural
properties on coconut fiber reinforced epoxy composites and coconut powder
reinforced epoxy composites. The study has shown that for 5wt. % of reinforcement,
coconut powder reinforced epoxy composites have better tensile strength (31.67
GPa), Young’s modulus (2.44 GPa), flexural strength (68.23 MPa) and flexural
modulus (2518.85 MPa) compared to the coconut short fiber reinforced epoxy
composites, with the percentage difference of 32.53%, 19.00 %, 41.89% and 15.34%
respectively. Optical Microscope of fractured surface has been carried out to study
their surface morphology and it shows that coconut powder reinforced epoxy
composites have a better surface area and uniform distribution of coconut filler in the
epoxy matrix.

Item Type: Final Year Project
Subjects: T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Departments / MOR / COE: Engineering > Mechanical
Depositing User: Users 2053 not found.
Date Deposited: 17 Jan 2013 12:00
Last Modified: 25 Jan 2017 09:41
URI: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/5504

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