Comparison of theoretical and experimental values of tensile properties of injection moulded polylactic acid – kenaf fibre biocomposite

This paper focuses on the fabrication of polylactic acid (PLA)–kenaf fibre (KF) biocomposite using intermeshing co-rotating twin screw extruder and then injection moulded for tensile properties characterization. The effect of kenaf fibre loading from 0-20 wt% was studied. The average of kenaf fibre...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Anuar, Hazleen, Ahmad, Zuraida, Kovacs, J. G., Tabi, T.
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2011
Subjects:	TS1080 Paper manufacture. Woodpulp industry
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/5784/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/5784/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/5784/1/%7BD4042F1F-D2BC-4415-8EBD-42D6EF880EA9%7D_Full_paper_PM0005.pdf

id	iium-5784
recordtype	eprints
spelling	iium-57842011-11-21T23:08:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/5784/ Comparison of theoretical and experimental values of tensile properties of injection moulded polylactic acid – kenaf fibre biocomposite Anuar, Hazleen Ahmad, Zuraida Kovacs, J. G. Tabi, T. TS1080 Paper manufacture. Woodpulp industry This paper focuses on the fabrication of polylactic acid (PLA)–kenaf fibre (KF) biocomposite using intermeshing co-rotating twin screw extruder and then injection moulded for tensile properties characterization. The effect of kenaf fibre loading from 0-20 wt% was studied. The average of kenaf fibre aspect ratio is 30. Tensile strength and modulus show similar trend where significant improvement was attained at 20 wt% kenaf fibre content. Scanning electron micrograph of tensile fracture specimen has revealed the hypothesis of interaction between fibre and matrix subsequently amplified the tensile properties. It is an interesting finding where the experimental value of tensile modulus was 15% higher than theoretical tensile modulus at 20 wt% KF. Additionally PLA-KF bicomposite produced have high specific strength and specific modulus. This could suggest that kenaf fibre may be incorporated into PLA to reduce mass of the end product and substantially reduced the cost of raw materials. 2011-07 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/5784/1/%7BD4042F1F-D2BC-4415-8EBD-42D6EF880EA9%7D_Full_paper_PM0005.pdf Anuar, Hazleen and Ahmad, Zuraida and Kovacs, J. G. and Tabi, T. (2011) Comparison of theoretical and experimental values of tensile properties of injection moulded polylactic acid – kenaf fibre biocomposite. In: 14th International Conference on Advances in Material and Processing Technologies (AMPT 2011), 13-16 July 2011, Istanbul, Turkey. (Unpublished) http://www.ampt2011.org/en/
repository_type	Digital Repository
institution_category	Local University
institution	International Islamic University Malaysia
building	IIUM Repository
collection	Online Access
language	English
topic	TS1080 Paper manufacture. Woodpulp industry
spellingShingle	TS1080 Paper manufacture. Woodpulp industry Anuar, Hazleen Ahmad, Zuraida Kovacs, J. G. Tabi, T. Comparison of theoretical and experimental values of tensile properties of injection moulded polylactic acid – kenaf fibre biocomposite
description	This paper focuses on the fabrication of polylactic acid (PLA)–kenaf fibre (KF) biocomposite using intermeshing co-rotating twin screw extruder and then injection moulded for tensile properties characterization. The effect of kenaf fibre loading from 0-20 wt% was studied. The average of kenaf fibre aspect ratio is 30. Tensile strength and modulus show similar trend where significant improvement was attained at 20 wt% kenaf fibre content. Scanning electron micrograph of tensile fracture specimen has revealed the hypothesis of interaction between fibre and matrix subsequently amplified the tensile properties. It is an interesting finding where the experimental value of tensile modulus was 15% higher than theoretical tensile modulus at 20 wt% KF. Additionally PLA-KF bicomposite produced have high specific strength and specific modulus. This could suggest that kenaf fibre may be incorporated into PLA to reduce mass of the end product and substantially reduced the cost of raw materials.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Anuar, Hazleen Ahmad, Zuraida Kovacs, J. G. Tabi, T.
author_facet	Anuar, Hazleen Ahmad, Zuraida Kovacs, J. G. Tabi, T.
author_sort	Anuar, Hazleen
title	Comparison of theoretical and experimental values of tensile properties of injection moulded polylactic acid – kenaf fibre biocomposite
title_short	Comparison of theoretical and experimental values of tensile properties of injection moulded polylactic acid – kenaf fibre biocomposite
title_full	Comparison of theoretical and experimental values of tensile properties of injection moulded polylactic acid – kenaf fibre biocomposite
title_fullStr	Comparison of theoretical and experimental values of tensile properties of injection moulded polylactic acid – kenaf fibre biocomposite
title_full_unstemmed	Comparison of theoretical and experimental values of tensile properties of injection moulded polylactic acid – kenaf fibre biocomposite
title_sort	comparison of theoretical and experimental values of tensile properties of injection moulded polylactic acid – kenaf fibre biocomposite
publishDate	2011
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/5784/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/5784/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/5784/1/%7BD4042F1F-D2BC-4415-8EBD-42D6EF880EA9%7D_Full_paper_PM0005.pdf
first_indexed	2023-09-18T20:14:33Z
last_indexed	2023-09-18T20:14:33Z
_version_	1777407700740603904

Comparison of theoretical and experimental values of tensile properties of injection moulded polylactic acid – kenaf fibre biocomposite

Similar Items