TY  - JOUR
N2  - Natural fiber composites are becoming more attractive for applications as energy absorbers in the automotive industry despite their high moisture absorption characteristics. The main objective of this paper is to study the impact strength and moisture absorption properties of long fiber and short fiber hybrid composites using a kenaf/polyethylene terephthalate fiber reinforced in the polyoxymethylene matrix. The results obtained from the impact test gave 10.8 J/cm for the longer fiber hybrid composites, which is higher compared to 8.0 J/cm obtained for the short fiber hybrid composites due to less fiber pullout from the matrix. A moisture content of 0.92 and percentage water absorption of 6.77 were obtained for the long fiber composite due to poor interfacial adhesion between the fiber and the matrix. A high void content of 0.52 and porosity of 1.21 also accounted for high water and moisture absorption of the long fiber hybrid composite. Copyright © 2013 Materials Research Society.
VL  - 28
JF  - Journal of Materials Research
AV  - none
EP  - 2146
KW  - Hybrid composites; Interfacial adhesions; Long fiber composites; Moisture absorption; Moisture absorption property; Natural fiber composites; Polyoxymethylene; Water absorption properties
KW  -  Acetal resins; Automotive industry; Hybrid materials; Impact strength
KW  -  Fibers
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84883277053&doi=10.1557%2fjmr.2013.210&partnerID=40&md5=5214c5c44d12cffae24ab16b0038db2d
TI  - Impact strength, microstructure, and water absorption properties of kenaf/polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fiber-reinforced polyoxymethylene (POM) hybrid composites
SN  - 08842914
ID  - scholars3502
A1  - Dan-Mallam, Y.
A1  - Abdullah, M.Z.
A1  - Megat Yosuff, P.S.
Y1  - 2013///
N1  - cited By 12
SP  - 2142
IS  - 16
ER  -