Interfacial Adhesion Characteristics of Kenaf Fibres Subjected to Different Polymer Matrices and Fibre Treatments | Zendy

Umar Nirmal | Zendy; Saijod T. W. Lau | Zendy; Jamil Hashim | Zendy

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Interfacial Adhesion Characteristics of Kenaf Fibres Subjected to Different Polymer Matrices and Fibre Treatments

Author(s) -

Umar Nirmal,

Saijod T. W. Lau,

Jamil Hashim

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of composites

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2356-7252

pISSN - 2314-5978

DOI - 10.1155/2014/350737

Subject(s) - kenaf , materials science , composite material , sodium hydroxide , epoxy , polyester , polymer , scanning electron microscope , polyurethane , adhesion , fiber , chemical engineering , engineering

This study is aimed at determining the interfacial adhesion strength (IAS) of kenaf fibres using different chemical treatments in hydrochloric (HCl) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) with different concentrations. Single fibre pullout tests (SFPT) were carried out for both untreated and treated fibres partially embedded into three different polymer matrices; polyester, epoxy, and polyurethane (PU) as reinforcement blocks and tested under dry loading conditions. The study revealed that kenaf fibres treated with 6% NaOH subjected to polyester, epoxy, and PU matrices exhibits excellent IAS while poor in acidic treatment. The effect of SFPT results was mainly attributed to chemical composition of the fibres, types of fibre treatments, and variation in resin viscosities. By scanning electron microscopy examination of the material failure morphology, the fibres experienced brittle and ductile fibre breakage mechanisms after treatment with acidic and alkaline solutions

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