FATIGUE LIFE OF KENAF WOVEN HYBRID COMPOSITE

Authors

  • Mohamad Nor Berhan Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Syarifah Yunus Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Zuraidah Salleh Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Nik Rozlin Nik Masdek Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Yakub Md Taib Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Farizah Adliza Ghazali Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v76.5671

Keywords:

Kenaf, fiberglass, hybrid, tensile, fatigue

Abstract

Among natural fibers used to make composite structure, kenaf has been selected in this study due to its excellent mechanical and physical properties. The use of kenaf reinforced composites is not only limited to the lightweight applications such as laptop and mobile phone casing but also in heavy duty applications such as truck bodies and marine structures. Hence, this study investigates on the woven kenaf hybrid composites through fatigue test in order to understand their mechanical properties. The results revealed that the composite material had a significant degradation of fatigue life when increasing the stress percentage.

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Published

2015-09-29

Issue

Vol. 76 No. 6: Manufacturing and Engineering Management

Section

Science and Engineering

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FATIGUE LIFE OF KENAF WOVEN HYBRID COMPOSITE. (2015). Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences & Engineering), 76(6). https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v76.5671