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creators_name: Dan-Mallam, Y.
creators_name: Abdullah, M.Z.
creators_name: Megat Yusoff, P.S.M.
title: The effect of hybridization on mechanical properties of woven kenaf fiber reinforced polyoxymethylene composite
ispublished: pub
keywords: Acetal resins; Fiber bonding; Fiber reinforced plastics; Hemp; Impact strength; Kenaf fibers; Moisture; Plastic bottles; Reinforcement; Tensile strength; Tensile testing; Water absorption, Fiber reinforced; Hybrid composites; Interfacial bonding; Natural fiber reinforced; Polyethylene terephthalate fibers; Polymer composite; Tensile and impact properties; Thermoplastic matrices, Polymer matrix composites
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abstract: The challenges of using natural fibers in polymer composites include high moisture uptake and poor interfacial bonding with thermoplastic matrix. In this study, the effect of hybridization was investigated to address the challenges of high moisture uptake and balanced mechanical properties in natural fiber reinforced polymer composites. Polyethylene terephthalate fiber (PET) was used in woven kenaf reinforced POM due to its hydrophobic characteristics. The results of tensile test showed that the tensile strength of the interwoven POM/kenaf/PET hybrid composite when tested along kenaf fiber direction, increased from 72 to 85 MPa due to increase in fiber content. Similarly, the tensile strength of the interwoven POM/kenaf/PET hybrid composite increased from 67 to 75 MPa. However, the flexural strength of the interwoven POM/kenaf/PET hybrid composite dropped from 160.1 to 104.9 MPa while that of woven POM/kenaf composite dropped from 191.4 to 90.3 MPa. The interwoven hybrid composite also showed significant improvement in impact strength compared to the woven POM/kenaf composite. The water absorption of the woven POM/kenaf composite dropped by approximately 30 due to hybridization with PET fiber. The results confirmed that hybridization with PET fiber significantly improved the tensile and impact properties of the woven composite and increased its resistance to moisture uptake. © 2014 Society of Plastics Engineers.
date: 2014
publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84908054462&doi=10.1002%2fpc.22846&partnerID=40&md5=cc48ba603b0bcda0ce658472caef7a7b
id_number: 10.1002/pc.22846
full_text_status: none
publication: Polymer Composites
volume: 35
number: 10
pagerange: 1900-1910
refereed: TRUE
issn: 02728397
citation:   Dan-Mallam, Y. and Abdullah, M.Z. and Megat Yusoff, P.S.M.  (2014) The effect of hybridization on mechanical properties of woven kenaf fiber reinforced polyoxymethylene composite.  Polymer Composites, 35 (10).  pp. 1900-1910.  ISSN 02728397