The effect of environmental treatments on fiber surface properties and tensile strength of sugar palm fiber-reinforced epoxy composites

Fiber glass has been used widely in manufacturing industries, especially marine industries, because of low cost and high strength. However, glass fiber can cause acute irritation to the skin, eyes, and upper respiratory tract. This study looked at the possibility of substituting glass fiber with na...

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Main Authors:	Leman, Zulkiflle, Sapuan, Salit Mohd, Azwan, M., Ahmad, Megat Mohamad Hamdan Megat, Maleque, Md. Abdul
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor and Francis Inc. 2008
Subjects:	TA170 Environmental engineering TA401 Materials of engineering and construction TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture
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spelling	iium-295762013-07-24T07:10:40Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/29576/ The effect of environmental treatments on fiber surface properties and tensile strength of sugar palm fiber-reinforced epoxy composites Leman, Zulkiflle Sapuan, Salit Mohd Azwan, M. Ahmad, Megat Mohamad Hamdan Megat Maleque, Md. Abdul TA170 Environmental engineering TA401 Materials of engineering and construction TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture Fiber glass has been used widely in manufacturing industries, especially marine industries, because of low cost and high strength. However, glass fiber can cause acute irritation to the skin, eyes, and upper respiratory tract. This study looked at the possibility of substituting glass fiber with natural fiber in composite materials. The surface properties of sugar palm fiber (Arenga pinnata) were modified using seawater and freshwater as treatment substances. This led to biological, chemical, and water degradation of the sugar palm fiber. Morphological and structural changes in the fibers were investigated using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). A series of tensile tests based on ASTM D638-99 was carried out on epoxy composites with 15% sugar palm fiber by volume. It was found that seawater and freshwater treatments improved the surface properties of the sugar palm fiber and thus resulted in better adhesion quality as compared to untreated fiber. An improvement in tensile strength also supported this finding. Treatment with seawater for 30 days proved to be the best, with 67.26% increase in tensile strength. Taylor and Francis Inc. 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/29576/1/P28_2008.pdf Leman, Zulkiflle and Sapuan, Salit Mohd and Azwan, M. and Ahmad, Megat Mohamad Hamdan Megat and Maleque, Md. Abdul (2008) The effect of environmental treatments on fiber surface properties and tensile strength of sugar palm fiber-reinforced epoxy composites. Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering, 47 (6). pp. 606-612. ISSN 0360-2559 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03602550802059451#.Ue9-DNJHIrU 10.1080/03602550802059451
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spellingShingle	TA170 Environmental engineering TA401 Materials of engineering and construction TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture Leman, Zulkiflle Sapuan, Salit Mohd Azwan, M. Ahmad, Megat Mohamad Hamdan Megat Maleque, Md. Abdul The effect of environmental treatments on fiber surface properties and tensile strength of sugar palm fiber-reinforced epoxy composites
description	Fiber glass has been used widely in manufacturing industries, especially marine industries, because of low cost and high strength. However, glass fiber can cause acute irritation to the skin, eyes, and upper respiratory tract. This study looked at the possibility of substituting glass fiber with natural fiber in composite materials. The surface properties of sugar palm fiber (Arenga pinnata) were modified using seawater and freshwater as treatment substances. This led to biological, chemical, and water degradation of the sugar palm fiber. Morphological and structural changes in the fibers were investigated using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). A series of tensile tests based on ASTM D638-99 was carried out on epoxy composites with 15% sugar palm fiber by volume. It was found that seawater and freshwater treatments improved the surface properties of the sugar palm fiber and thus resulted in better adhesion quality as compared to untreated fiber. An improvement in tensile strength also supported this finding. Treatment with seawater for 30 days proved to be the best, with 67.26% increase in tensile strength.
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author	Leman, Zulkiflle Sapuan, Salit Mohd Azwan, M. Ahmad, Megat Mohamad Hamdan Megat Maleque, Md. Abdul
author_facet	Leman, Zulkiflle Sapuan, Salit Mohd Azwan, M. Ahmad, Megat Mohamad Hamdan Megat Maleque, Md. Abdul
author_sort	Leman, Zulkiflle
title	The effect of environmental treatments on fiber surface properties and tensile strength of sugar palm fiber-reinforced epoxy composites
title_short	The effect of environmental treatments on fiber surface properties and tensile strength of sugar palm fiber-reinforced epoxy composites
title_full	The effect of environmental treatments on fiber surface properties and tensile strength of sugar palm fiber-reinforced epoxy composites
title_fullStr	The effect of environmental treatments on fiber surface properties and tensile strength of sugar palm fiber-reinforced epoxy composites
title_full_unstemmed	The effect of environmental treatments on fiber surface properties and tensile strength of sugar palm fiber-reinforced epoxy composites
title_sort	effect of environmental treatments on fiber surface properties and tensile strength of sugar palm fiber-reinforced epoxy composites
publisher	Taylor and Francis Inc.
publishDate	2008
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/29576/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29576/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29576/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/29576/1/P28_2008.pdf
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The effect of environmental treatments on fiber surface properties and tensile strength of sugar palm fiber-reinforced epoxy composites

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