Mechanical and physical properties of kenaf fibre reinforced thermoplastic elastomer composites

This research was conducted to study the physical properties, mechanical properties and scanning electron microscope studies of reinforced kenaf fibre with TPE. Generally, the tensile and flexural properties of kenaf reinforced composites, vary depending on the type of fibre, its orientation (random...

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Main Author:	Lingenthiran, Samylingam
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	TA Engineering (General) Civil engineering (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13163/1/Mechanical%20and%20physical%20properties%20of%20kenaf%20fibre%20reinforced%20thermoplastic%20elastomer%20composites.pdf
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spelling	my-ump-ir.131632023-04-06T01:35:53Z Mechanical and physical properties of kenaf fibre reinforced thermoplastic elastomer composites 2015-08 Lingenthiran, Samylingam TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery This research was conducted to study the physical properties, mechanical properties and scanning electron microscope studies of reinforced kenaf fibre with TPE. Generally, the tensile and flexural properties of kenaf reinforced composites, vary depending on the type of fibre, its orientation (random or unidirectional), content and form (fibre or fabric), and the type of blending/plasticizer used. The kenaf fibre reinforced TPE composite developed by using the twin screw extruder with 200 ˚C and 50 rpm. The experiment for tensile strength, flexural strength, moisture content and water absorption test were conducted according to ASTM D638, ASTM D790, ASTM D1348, and ASTM D5229 respectively. The 30% of kenaf mixture exhibit highest mechanical properties where it has 31 GPa modulus of elasticity, 32 MPa of tensile strength, and 47 MPa of flexural strength. The 30% of kenaf mixture contain moisture of content 4.99%, absorbs 2.99% of water before heat treated, and 1.03% of water after heat treated. 2015-08 Thesis http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13163/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13163/1/Mechanical%20and%20physical%20properties%20of%20kenaf%20fibre%20reinforced%20thermoplastic%20elastomer%20composites.pdf pdf en public masters Universiti Malaysia Pahang Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Kumaran, Kadirgama
institution	Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah
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language	English
advisor	Kumaran, Kadirgama
topic	TA Engineering (General) Civil engineering (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
spellingShingle	TA Engineering (General) Civil engineering (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Lingenthiran, Samylingam Mechanical and physical properties of kenaf fibre reinforced thermoplastic elastomer composites
description	This research was conducted to study the physical properties, mechanical properties and scanning electron microscope studies of reinforced kenaf fibre with TPE. Generally, the tensile and flexural properties of kenaf reinforced composites, vary depending on the type of fibre, its orientation (random or unidirectional), content and form (fibre or fabric), and the type of blending/plasticizer used. The kenaf fibre reinforced TPE composite developed by using the twin screw extruder with 200 ˚C and 50 rpm. The experiment for tensile strength, flexural strength, moisture content and water absorption test were conducted according to ASTM D638, ASTM D790, ASTM D1348, and ASTM D5229 respectively. The 30% of kenaf mixture exhibit highest mechanical properties where it has 31 GPa modulus of elasticity, 32 MPa of tensile strength, and 47 MPa of flexural strength. The 30% of kenaf mixture contain moisture of content 4.99%, absorbs 2.99% of water before heat treated, and 1.03% of water after heat treated.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Lingenthiran, Samylingam
author_facet	Lingenthiran, Samylingam
author_sort	Lingenthiran, Samylingam
title	Mechanical and physical properties of kenaf fibre reinforced thermoplastic elastomer composites
title_short	Mechanical and physical properties of kenaf fibre reinforced thermoplastic elastomer composites
title_full	Mechanical and physical properties of kenaf fibre reinforced thermoplastic elastomer composites
title_fullStr	Mechanical and physical properties of kenaf fibre reinforced thermoplastic elastomer composites
title_full_unstemmed	Mechanical and physical properties of kenaf fibre reinforced thermoplastic elastomer composites
title_sort	mechanical and physical properties of kenaf fibre reinforced thermoplastic elastomer composites
granting_institution	Universiti Malaysia Pahang
granting_department	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
publishDate	2015
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13163/1/Mechanical%20and%20physical%20properties%20of%20kenaf%20fibre%20reinforced%20thermoplastic%20elastomer%20composites.pdf
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Mechanical and physical properties of kenaf fibre reinforced thermoplastic elastomer composites

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