Effects of water absorption on the mechanical properties of hybrid natural fibre/phenol formaldehyde compositesShow others and affiliations
2021 (English)In: Scientific Reports, E-ISSN 2045-2322, Vol. 11, article id 13385
Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This investigation is carried out to understand the effects of water absorption on the mechanical properties of hybrid phenol formaldehyde (PF) composite fabricated with Areca Fine Fibres (AFFs) and Calotropis Gigantea Fibre (CGF). Hybrid CGF/AFF/PF composites were manufactured using the hand layup technique at varying weight percentages of fibre reinforcement (25, 35 and 45%). Hybrid composite having 35 wt.% showed better mechanical properties (tensile strength ca. 59 MPa, flexural strength ca. 73 MPa and impact strength 1.43 kJ/m2) under wet and dry conditions as compared to the other hybrid composites. In general, the inclusion of the fibres enhanced the mechanical properties of neat PF. Increase in the fibre content increased the water absorption, however, after 120 h of immersion, all the composites attained an equilibrium state.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer Nature, 2021. Vol. 11, article id 13385
National Category
Composite Science and Engineering
Research subject
Structural Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-86305DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-92457-9ISI: 000669973700001PubMedID: 34183690Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85109772699OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-86305DiVA, id: diva2:1579036
Note
Validerad;2021;Nivå 2;2021-07-08 (alebob)
2021-07-082021-07-082022-10-27Bibliographically approved