Open AccessStatic analysis on Malaysian Yankee’s pineapple leaf fiber/epoxy composite
Author(s) -
Muhammad Imran Najeeb,
Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan,
Ain Umaira Md Shah,
Syafiqah Nur Azrie Safri
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/670/1/012032
Subject(s) - epoxy , composite material , materials science , flexural strength , bending , fiber , compressive strength , composite number , compression (physics) , compression test
The static analysis on pineapple leaf fibre (PALF) reinforced epoxy composites was carried out in this study. The effect of fiber alignment in X and Y axis were studied while maintaining total fiber loading of 10% by weight. The bending and compression strength were analyzed by performing flexural and compression test. The composite properties was strongly influence by the fiber orientation where Y axis shows improvement about 97% in bending and 5.3% in compressive strength compared to neat epoxy. However, as for X orientation bending test shows lower bending strength compared to neat epoxy but improve 4% in compressive strength. It can be concludedthat the fiber alignment in Y-direction is more suitable to be utilized for automotive interior or household applications that demand high strength properties.