Betelnut fibres as an alternative to glass fibres to reinforce thermoset composites: a comparative study
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Article Title | Betelnut fibres as an alternative to glass fibres to reinforce thermoset composites: a comparative study |
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ERA Journal ID | 3629 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Nirmal, Umar, Hashim, Jamil, Lau, Saijod T. W., Yuhazri, M. Y. and Yousif, B. F. |
Journal Title | Textile Research Journal |
Journal Citation | 82 (11), pp. 1107-1120 |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2012 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0040-5175 |
1746-7748 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0040517512439945 |
Web Address (URL) | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0040517512439945 |
Abstract | For the current work, investigations were carried out using treated betelnut fibre-reinforced polyester (T-BFRP) and chopped strand mat glass fibre-reinforced polyester (CSM-GFRP) composites. Results revealed that T-BFRP showed competitive performance of about 1.16%, 17.39% and 4.92% for tensile, flexural and compression tests as compared to the latter. Through tribological performance tests, T-BFRP composite showed superiority in wear for the dry and wet tests of about 98% and 90.8% while the friction coefficient was reduced by about 9.4% and 80% respectively. The interface temperature was lower by about 17% for T-BFRP composite subjected to dry test as compared to CSM-GFRP. SEM analysis revealed that the brittle effects observed on glass fibres during the tribo test enhanced the material removal rate which increased the thermo-mechanical effects at the rubbing zone. As such, evidence of adhesive to abrasive wear transition was observed when the CSM-GFRP composite was subjected to the stainless steel counterface. On the contrary, T-BFRP composite formed a thin layer of shield (i.e. back film transfer) on its worn surface during the test, which assisted in lowering the material removal rate. © The Author(s) 2011. |
Keywords | friction; mechanical; natural fibre; polymer-matrix composite; synthetic fibre; wear |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 401799. Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified |
401708. Tribology | |
401602. Composite and hybrid materials | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Multimedia University, Malaysia |
Technical University of Malaysia | |
Centre of Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q18xv/betelnut-fibres-as-an-alternative-to-glass-fibres-to-reinforce-thermoset-composites-a-comparative-study
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