A. A. Mazlan1, M. T. H. Sultan1,2,3,*, S. N. A. Safri2, N. Saba2, A. U. M. Shah2, M. Jawaid2
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.8, No.7, pp. 833-843, 2020, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2020.08724
Abstract The present paper deals with the effect of loading different pineapple
leaf fibre (PALF) length (short, mixed and long fibres) and their reinforcement
for the fabrication of vinyl ester (VE) composites. Performance of PALF/VE composites was investigated through three-point bending flexural testing and viscoelastic (dynamic) mechanical properties through dynamic mechanical analysis
(DMA). DMA results revealed that the long PALF/VE composites displayed better mechanical, damping factor and dynamic properties as compared to the short
and mixed PALF/VE composites. The flexural strength and modulus of long
PALF/VE composites were 113.5 MPa and 14.3 GPa, respectively. The storage
(E′) and loss (E″) moduli… More >
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