TY - JOUR
T1 - The evaluation of the mechanical properties of glass, kenaf, and honeycomb fiber-reinforced composite
AU - Abidin, Nur Marini Zainal
AU - Sultan, Mohamed Thariq Hameed
AU - Md Shah, Ain Umaira
AU - Shahar, Farah Syazwani
AU - Najeeb, Muhammad Imran
AU - Ali, Mohd Radzi
AU - Basri, Adi Azriff
AU - Baloor, Satish Shenoy
AU - Gaff, Milan
AU - Hui, David
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding information: The authors would like to thank the Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE) through the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS/1/2019/STG07/UPM/02/2).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 the author(s), published by De Gruyter.
PY - 2023/1/1
Y1 - 2023/1/1
N2 - The development of hybrid composite materials using honeycomb structure, typically a lightweight material, is commonly used in aircraft structures. However, the use of honeycomb with natural or synthetic composite remains unexplored in the literature. Therefore, this study aims to partially replace synthetic fiber, woven glass with a natural fiber of woven kenaf and honeycomb core. An experimental analysis investigated the mechanical strength of three different compositions using glass, kenaf, and honeycomb materials for structural application purposes. The properties of the sample were evaluated through the tensile, flexural, and impact strength, and the morphological damage was observed using scanning electron microscopy. The results showed that the composition of GKGKG laminate composite is the highest in tensile strength (147.64 MPa) and modulus (3.9 GPa), while the GKHKG composite was good in flexural strength (219.03 MPa) and modulus (11.47 GPa). In terms of impact properties, there was a slight difference in energy level (20-30 J) by GKGKG and GKHKG, showing the optimal hybrid configuration of composite for the newly developed material. In conclusion, the application of the new hybrid of GKHKG composite is promising in semi-structural and structural light-weight applications.
AB - The development of hybrid composite materials using honeycomb structure, typically a lightweight material, is commonly used in aircraft structures. However, the use of honeycomb with natural or synthetic composite remains unexplored in the literature. Therefore, this study aims to partially replace synthetic fiber, woven glass with a natural fiber of woven kenaf and honeycomb core. An experimental analysis investigated the mechanical strength of three different compositions using glass, kenaf, and honeycomb materials for structural application purposes. The properties of the sample were evaluated through the tensile, flexural, and impact strength, and the morphological damage was observed using scanning electron microscopy. The results showed that the composition of GKGKG laminate composite is the highest in tensile strength (147.64 MPa) and modulus (3.9 GPa), while the GKHKG composite was good in flexural strength (219.03 MPa) and modulus (11.47 GPa). In terms of impact properties, there was a slight difference in energy level (20-30 J) by GKGKG and GKHKG, showing the optimal hybrid configuration of composite for the newly developed material. In conclusion, the application of the new hybrid of GKHKG composite is promising in semi-structural and structural light-weight applications.
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U2 - 10.1515/rams-2022-0299
DO - 10.1515/rams-2022-0299
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85148667522
SN - 1606-5131
VL - 62
JO - Reviews on Advanced Materials Science
JF - Reviews on Advanced Materials Science
IS - 1
M1 - 20220299
ER -