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Feasibility Study of Casted Natural Fibre-LM6 Composites for Engineering Application

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This paper presents the investigation of casted natural fiber-LM6 composites for engineering application. The objective of this research is to study the feasibility of natural fibre to introduce in the metal matrix composites for sand casting process. LM6 is the core material used in this research while natural fibre used as composite materials as well as to remain the hardness of the materials. The preparation of natural fibre composites was proposed to introduce in metal matrix composite material. Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) and kenaf fibre were used in the experimental work. Natural fibre is reinforced in the LM6 material by using metal casting process with open mould technique. LM6 material was melted using induction furnace which required 650°C for melting point. The structure and composition of the composite materials is determined using EDX (Energy Dispersive X-ray) to show that fibres are absent on the surface of LM6. The microstructure of casted natural fibre-LM6 composites was presented using Zeiss Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) with an accelerating voltage of 15kV. As a result, natural fibre composites were feasible to be introduced in metal matrix composites and potential for engineering application.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volume 903)

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67-72

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https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.903.67

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February 2014

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Nurul Farah Adibah binti Mohd*, Taufik Roni Sahroni, Mohammad Hafizudin Abd Kadir

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Aluminium Alloy, Composite, Natural Fiber, Sand Casting, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

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