Effect of Different Vacuum Pressure on the Tensile Properties of Sugar Palm Frond Fibre Reinforced Polyester Composites

Abstract:

Sugar palm frond fibre has a potential to be as reinforcement in natural fibres reinforced polyester composites. This paper investigates the tensile properties of sugar palm frond fibre reinforced polyester composites. The sugar palm frond fibres were mixed with polyester composites at the 5 % fibre volume fraction with three different vacuum pressure of 5, 10 and 15 psi. The composites panels were fabricated using a vacuum bagging techniques. The tensile test was carried out in accordance to ASTM D638 respectively. The results showed that the vacuum pressure at 15 psi gave maximum value for tensile strength and tensile modulus. The results indicate that by increasing the vacuum pressure, it created a better bonding between fibre and the matrix. Minitab software was used to perform the one-way ANOVA analysis to measure the significant. From the analysis, there is a significant effect of vacuum pressure on the tensile properties.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 701)
• Pages: 23-27
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.701.23
• Online since: May 2013
• Authors: S.A. Syed Azuan, M.M. Saufi, M.G. Azniah, J.M. Juraidi
• Keywords: Polyester, Sugar Palm Frond Fibre, Tensile Properties, Vacuum Pressure

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