Preliminary Study On Elastic Profile Of Mix Coconut Fibre And Polyester Resin As Composite Fibre Substitution

Ibrahim, Noor Haya (2016) Preliminary Study On Elastic Profile Of Mix Coconut Fibre And Polyester Resin As Composite Fibre Substitution. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

This study focused on the preliminary study on elasticity profile of mix coconut fibre and polyester resin as composite fibre substitution. This is due to the environment effect where using synthetic fibre that can harm the environment and natural fibre is as a substitute. Natural fibers can be defined as substances produced by plants and animals that can be spun into filament, thread or rope in order to produce woven, knitted, and matted or bound. The purpose of this research is to develop new composite with the addition of biodegradable waste and to test and comparing the new develop composite in order to obtain the best in range value of modulus of elasticity among the sample. The best in range value modulus of elasticity was getting based on the ratio of the coconut fibre and polyester resin. The molding of the sample was fabricated to get the uniform size of the sample following the ASTM D3039. Universal testing machine (INSTRON) was used to get the highest modulus of elasticity among the sample. Simulation testing was conduct to analyzed effect of fabricated mold on sample fabrication and compare with the sample fabrication. In the end of the research, a perfect composition with the best in range value of modulus of elasticity was found. Based on the result and discussion 45% coconut fibre is the best in range value of modulus elasticity for the long fibre while 40% coconut fibre is the best in range value of modulus elasticity for short fibre. In the conclusion the result show that with the addition of the coconut fibre was improve the mechanical properties of the composition.

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