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Development of high-quality natural fibre reinforced laminate composite by using double bagging method

Development of high-quality natural fibre reinforced laminate composite by using double bagging method / Lim Jia Hui
Kajian ini mengkaji kaedah pembungkusan vakum berganda yang digunakan untuk menghasil lamina komposit dengan menggunakan serat semula jadi dan sintetik. Serat semula jadi semakin menjadi pilihan yang popular sebagai bahan pengukuhan disebabkan oleh biodegradasi, ketumpatan rendah, kos rendah dan sebagainya. Bagaimanapun, pengajian tentang penggunaan serat rawak semula jadi dalam komposit adalah kurang untuk memajukan selanjutnya proses pembuatan komposit dengan menggunakan serat semula jadi. Oleh itu, tujuan pengajian ini adalah untuk menggunakan kaedah pembungkusan vakum berganda apabila menghasilkan komposit. Selain itu, proses pembuatan komposit diperbaiki dan dimajukan untuk menghasilkan permukaan dan sifat mekanikal yang lebih baik. Serat kelapa, kelapa sawit dan gelas digunakan sebagai bahan pengukuhan sementara EpoxAmite 103 digunakan sebagai damar. Lamina komposit yang mempunyai serat isipadu pecahan sebanyak 0.5, 0.4, 0.3 dan 0.2 dihasilkan dengan menggunakan setiap serat yang dipilih. Bagi setiap lamina komposit, dua serat lapis diratakan sehingga jumlah ketebalan mencapai 3mm, kemudian serat lapis terseut akan ditimbang untuk mengira jisim damar berdasarkan serat isipadu pecahan sasaran. Damar yang telah siap ditimbang akan disapu pada serat lapis. Selepas itu, pembungkusan vakum berganda akan dipasang atas lamina komposit tersebut dan ujian ketegangan dijalankan berdasarkan piawai ASTM D3039 dengan mengunakan 5 spesimen daripada setiap lamina komposit. Kajian telah menunjukkan pembungkusan vakum telah memainkan peranan penting dalam proses tersebut, sedikit kebocoran akan memberi kesan kepada sifat mekanikal komposit. Tekanan dan pengedaranya yang seragam adalah penting dalam menghasilkan lamina komposit yang berkualiti. Pembungkusan vakum berganda yang digunakan dalam kajian ini dapat menghasilkan komposit yang mempunyai modulud elastic yang tinggi daripada kajian yang lain. Walaubagaimanapun, ketegangan komposit yang dihasilkan dalam kajian ini adalah rendah daripada kajian yang lain, keturunan dalam ketegangan dapat diperhatikan di serat isipadu pecahan yang tinggi terutamanya apabila serat isipadu pecahan sama dengan 0.5. Namun begitu, penyelidikan yang selanjutnya masih diperlukan untuk memperbaiki dan menambah baik kaedah pembungkusan vakum berganda semasa menghasilkan lamina komposit. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ This is a study of the double bagging method employment in the fabrication process of the composite laminate by using the natural and synthetic fibre. Natural fibres become the alternative choices of the reinforcement material due to its biodegradability, low density, low cost etc. However, the study regarding the implementation of random natural fibre mat in composite is deficient for further advancement in the fabrication process of natural fibre reinforced composite. The purpose of this study is to initiate the application of double bagging method in fabricating the natural fibre and synthetic fibre reinforced composite. Besides that, fabrication process that is able to produce composite with higher quality (better surface finishing and mechanical properties) is developed in this study. Coconut, oil palm and glass fibre are used as the reinforcement material in the fabrication process while EpoxAmite 103 is chosen as the matrix. Composite laminate with fibre volume fraction of 0.5, 0.4, 0.3 and 0.2 are fabricated by using each of the fibres. For every laminate composite, two fibre plies are rolled until total thickness of 3mm is obtained, then the fibre plies are weighed in order to calculate the mass of resin based on the targeted fibre volume fraction. The measured resin is then applied on the fibre plies by using wet layup method. After that, two baggings are then installed on the composite for further compression. 5 specimens are cut from the composite laminate and tensile test with the standard of ASTM D3039 are then carried out by using the specimens from each of the laminates. The study showed that the vacuum bagging plays the biggest role in the process, slight bagging leakage will affect the mechanical properties negatively. The uniform vacuum pressure and pressure distribution are also important in producing the composite laminate with high quality. Double bagging method used in the study is capable in producing the composite with higher Young’s modulus compared to various studies which used fabrication methods such as vacuum assisted resin infusion moulding and wet layup with load compression. However, the tensile strength of the composite in the study is lower than previous study from various researchers and the decline in the maximum tensile strength can be observed at the higher fibre volume fraction especially at 0.5. Further research is needed to improve the double bagging method in producing the composite laminate.
Contributor(s):
Lim Jia Hui - Author
Primary Item Type:
Final Year Project
Identifiers:
Accession Number : 875007945
Language:
English
Subject Keywords:
bagging; fabrication; fibre
First presented to the public:
8/1/2020
Original Publication Date:
10/6/2020
Previously Published By:
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Place Of Publication:
School of Aerospace Engineering
Citation:
Extents:
Number of Pages - 88
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Date Deposited
2020-10-06 14:39:20.346
Submitter:
Mohd Jasnizam Mohd Salleh

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