Mechanical Performance of Cockle Shell Particles (CSP) and Oil Palm Fibre (OPF) Reinforced Epoxy Composite

Authors

  • Sujan Debnath Curtin University Malaysia
  • Abdul Hamid Abdullah Curtin University Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26776/ijemm.02.03.2017.03

Abstract

The effects of particle sizes (range 1, 2 and 3) and particle loading (5wt%, 10wt%, 15wt%, 20wt% and 25wt %) on the mechanical properties (tensile and flexural properties), water absorption properties and morphology analysis (optical microscope) of epoxy composites reinforced with cockle shell particles and hybrid epoxy based composite reinforced with cockle shell particles and oil palm fibres were investigated. Pre-chemical treatment of alkaline solution (NaOH) with 5% concentration was used to treat the oil palm fibre prior to the fabrication of composite. Based on the findings, the composite with smaller size and lower loading of cockle shell particle showed higher improvement in mechanical properties. Meanwhile, the hybrid epoxy based composite reinforced with smaller size of cockle shell particle and oil palm fibre showed enhancement in mechanical properties. For water absorption analysis, cockle shell particle-epoxy composites with lower particle loading showed less water uptake.

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Published

2017-09-14

How to Cite

Debnath, S., & Abdullah, A. H. (2017). Mechanical Performance of Cockle Shell Particles (CSP) and Oil Palm Fibre (OPF) Reinforced Epoxy Composite. International Journal of Engineering Materials and Manufacture, 2(3), 58–66. https://doi.org/10.26776/ijemm.02.03.2017.03

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2017)

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