Research Article
The Effect of Customized Woven and Stacked Layer Orientation on Tensile and Flexural Properties of Woven Kenaf Fibre Reinforced Epoxy Composites
Table 1
Mechanical properties of kenaf composites from previous researchers.
| | Sample | Reinforce form | Resin | Maximum
stress (Mpa) | Flexural
modulus (Gpa) | Tensile
strength (MPa) | Tensile
modulus (GPa) |
| | (R1) Woven kenaf (untreated NaOH) [17] | Woven (552 g/m2) | Epoxy | 51.28 | 2.74 | 24. | 1.1 | | (R2) Woven kenaf (treated NaOH) [17] | Woven (552 g/m2) | Epoxy | 21.76 | 0.72 | 27 | 2.9 | | (R3) Woven kenaf [19] | Woven (552 g/m2) | Epoxy | 6.64 | 3.27 | 16.46 | 0.5 | | Kenaf/glass hybrid [13] | Unidirectional (sheet moulding compound (SMC) process) | Epoxy | 200–240 | 12 | 71.68 | 3.08 | | Kenaf/polyester [25] | Short fibre (mould compress process) | Polyester | — | — | 26.5 | 1.3 | | Treated kenaf [24] | Unidirectional 10 vol.% | Epoxy | — | — | 58 | 6.8 | | Treated kenaf [24] | Unidirectional 30 vol.% | Epoxy | — | — | 12.4 | 14.4 | | Treated kenaf [24] | Unidirectional 40 vol.% | Epoxy | — | — | 16.4 | 18.15 | | Warp woven kenaf [20] | Woven (617 tex) | Epoxy | 47.8 | — | — | — | | Weft woven kenaf [20] | Woven (617 tex) | Epoxy | 11.1 | — | — | — | | Kenaf/polypropylene [7] | Random mat 40 vol.% | Polypropylene | 27 | 2 | — | — | | Kenaf/corn starch [22] | Randomly distributed short (10 mm) 60 vol.% fibre | Corn starch | — | 4.8 | — | — | | Kenaf/polyester [23] | Unidirectional 64 vol.% | Polyester | 123 | 13 | — | — | | Untreated kenaf [18] | Unidirectional | Epoxy | 235.13 | 5.57 | — | — | | Treated kenaf [18] | Unidirectional | Epoxy | 301.64 | 6.74 | — | — |
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