Investigating the Influence of Stacking Sequences on the Physical and Mechanical Characteristics of Coconut Coir Fiber-Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Composites
dc.contributor.author | Asyraf, M. R. M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Syamsir, Agusril | |
dc.contributor.author | Supian, A. B. M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Zaki, M. A. F. M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hazrati, K. Z. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ashraf, W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Anggraini, Vivi | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-23T13:59:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-02-23T13:59:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
dc.department | NEÜ | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The coconut fruit is cultivated for fruit in tropical countries, whereas its husk and shell are a potential source of natural fiber, which is mostly disposed of as waste material. There is an increasing trend in research and innovation to replace synthetic fiber with natural fiber to reduce the environmental carbon footprint. However, using natural fiber in polymer composite is challenging because of the lower mechanical strength and hydrophilic nature of the natural fiber. The literature reported on mechanical and moisture resistance properties of coir fiber polymer composite with different fiber orientations is very limited. Thus, this research aims to evaluate the mechanical properties (flexural and impact) and moisture resistance properties of the coir fiber reinforced composite. The fiber ware stacked with three different fiber orientations, namely 0 degrees/0 degrees/0 degrees, 0 degrees/90 degrees/0 degrees and 0 degrees/+ 45 degrees/0 degrees. The composite was fabricated with the hand lay-up technique. The overall results indicated that the composite specimens with the orientation of 0 degrees/0 degrees/0 degrees indicated the best flexural properties and water penetration resistance in the composite. The stacking sequence of 0 degrees/ + 45 degrees/0 degrees gave the best impact properties. However, at this orientation, it gave the lowest water resistance among the studied configurations. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | UNITEN; IRMC Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN); Institute of Energy Infrastructure (IEI); Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) through the UTM Encouragement Research Grant [PY/2022/03758 - Q.J130000.3824.31J25] | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | The authors are grateful to acknowledge the IRMC Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) and the Institute of Energy Infrastructure (IEI), UNITEN for the financial support provided through Dato' Low Tuck Kwong (DLTK) International Research Grant 2023, through Project No: 20238002DLTK. This research paper is also funded by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) through the UTM Encouragement Research Grant (UTMER) project Characterizations of Hybrid Kenaf Fibre/Fibreglass Meshes Reinforced Thermoplastic ABS Composites for Future Use in Aircraft Radome Applications, grant number: PY/2022/03758 - Q.J130000.3824.31J25. The authors are grateful to acknowledge UNITEN and UTM for the facilities and financial support throughout the preparation of the research article. | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s12221-023-00465-5 | |
dc.identifier.endpage | 672 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1229-9197 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1875-0052 | |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85182213565 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusquality | Q2 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 661 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-023-00465-5 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/11369 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 25 | en_US |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:001139762700001 | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Web of Science | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Scopus | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Korean Fiber Soc | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Fibers And Polymers | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | Coconut Coir Fiber | en_US |
dc.subject | Stacking Sequence | en_US |
dc.subject | Thermoset | en_US |
dc.subject | Water Absorption | en_US |
dc.subject | Mechanical Properties | en_US |
dc.title | Investigating the Influence of Stacking Sequences on the Physical and Mechanical Characteristics of Coconut Coir Fiber-Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Composites | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |