Mechanical performance of woven kenaf-Kevlar hybrid composites

作者：Yahaya R; Sapuan S M^*; Jawaid M; Leman Z; Zainudin E S

来源：Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 2014, 33(24): 2242-2254.

DOI：10.1177/0731684414559864

• Woven kenaf
• Kevlar
• hybrid composites
• mechanical properties

Hybrid composites offer a combination of advantages of constituent components to produce a material with determined properties. In the present work, woven hybrid composite was prepared by hand lay-up method in laminate configuration. Kevlar/kenaf hybrid composites were fabricated with total fibre content of 30% and the ratio of Kevlar/kenaf varies in weight fraction of 78/22, 60/40, 50/50, 26/74, and 32/68, respectively. The Kevlar/epoxy and kenaf/epoxy were also prepared for comparison. The mechanical properties of hybrid, kenaf/epoxy, and Kevlar/epoxy composites were tested. Morphological properties of tensile fracture surface of hybrid composites were studied by scanning electron microscopy. Results have established that the mechanical properties of kenaf-Kevlar hybrid composites are a function of fibre content. The hybrid composites with Kevlar/kenaf (78/22) ratio exhibited better mechanical properties compared to other hybrid composites. This result indicates the potential of Kevlar-kenaf hybrid composite for impact applications.

• 出版日期2014-12
• 单位中国林业科学研究院热带林业研究所