Theoretical prediction of reclaimed carbon dust filler on mechanical properties of silk fabric composite

R Azmi, Wan Nurul Syahirah (2021) Theoretical prediction of reclaimed carbon dust filler on mechanical properties of silk fabric composite. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Natural fibre is a substitute for the engineered fibre that have been widely used in various industrials and commercial applications since there are yields with high potential to improve their product. This is due to the inherent properties of natural fibres such as low cost, lightweight, renewability and environmentally friendly compared to synthetic fibres. Among natural fibres, silk is a natural animal fibre that widely used due to its limitless applications since it is strong, filiform fibre and possesses excellent mechanical properties. However, it is rare to use silk as reinforcement due to the high cost and least information on the mechanical properties. This study is about to investigate the performance of reclaimed carbon dust filler on mechanical properties of silk fabric composite. A combination of these fibre and filler will offer a new opportunity to produce multifunctional materials and structures for advanced applications. The performance of the mechanical properties recorded using mathematical and ANSYS approach analysis. The analysis between those two approaches be analyzed and compared to create a better correlation and to know the suitable amount of filler loading that can improve the mechanical properties of silk composite. As a result, it shows that in calculation approach, the mechanical strength of silk reinforced composite can be improved and enhanced by the addition of filler content from 10% to 40% where at 40% the mechanical properties start to decrease and this has been validated by ANSYS simulation. In the analysis approach, the result obtained slightly different from the theoretical but still shows an improvement towards the composite. As a conclusion, the potential mechanical properties of silk composite after being added with carbon dust filler for the development of environmentally friendly products and has shown promising performance in mechanical properties.

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