Research Article
Experimental Investigation on Thermal Behaviors of Nanosilicon Carbide/Kenaf/Polymer Composite
Table 2
Calculation on reinforcement fraction.
| S. no | Material code | Stacking sequences | Weight of composite | Weight of Kenaf fiber | Weight of silicon carbide fillers | Weight of matrix | Reinforcement volume fraction |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | KS0 | KFRP with no SIC fillers | 297 | 119 | 0 | 178 | 0.354 | 2 | KS2 | KFRP with 2 vol% SIC fillers | 322 | 119 | 25 | 178 | 0.374 | 3 | KS4 | KFRP with 4 vol% SIC fillers | 348 | 119 | 51 | 178 | 0.394 | 4 | KS6 | KFRP with 6 vol% SIC fillers | 378 | 119 | 81 | 178 | 0.416 | 5 | KS8 | KFRP with 8 vol% SIC fillers | 406 | 119 | 110 | 178 | 0.435 | 6 | KS10 | KFRP with 10 vol% SIC fillers | 438 | 119 | 142 | 178 | 0.455 |
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