Mechanical properties of glass fiber polyester hybrid composite filled with wood dust

Azaman@Azman, Muhammad Aqil Rafiq (2024) Mechanical properties of glass fiber polyester hybrid composite filled with wood dust. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Nowadays recycle of natural waste-based materials have been widely used in engineering and technology due to their considerable properties, and one of the waste-based material is wood dust. The mechanical properties of glass fiber polyester hybrid composite filled with wood dust are very important and interesting areas to discuss in detail. The objectives of this research are to fabricate a glass fiber polyester hybrid composite filled with wood dust, perform the fabricated materials into the testing specimen, and investigate the mechanical properties of the fabricated materials using tensile, flexural, and impact tests. This research will divide into four stages. The first stage is the fabrication of the materials by using the hand lay-up technique These composites ratios are 20% of wood dust and 80% of polyester (20WD80PR), 40% of wood dust and 60% of polyester (40WD60PR), 50% of wood dust and 50% of polyester (50WD50PR), 60% of wood dust and 40% of polyester (60WD40PR), and 80% of wood dust and 20% of polyester (80WD20PR). The second stage is cutting the fabricated material into the testing specimen using the CNC router machine. The third stage is the testing of the mechanical properties of the specimen using tensile, flexural, impact tests and water absorption test. The final stage is the analysis of the results using statistical analysis ANOVA and bar chart. Based on the analyzed results of the mechanical properties, we will be obtained the best ratio of glass fiber polyester hybrid composite filled with wood dust. The findings indicated that the composite containing 20% wood dust demonstrated better mechanical performance when compared to the other composites.

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