Post-Impact and Open Hole Tensile of Kenaf Hybrid Composites

• Main Authors: Awang M. (Author), Azhar, I.I.S (Author), Hyie, K.M (Author), Masdek, N.R.N.M (Author), Salleh, Z. (Author), Taib, Y.M (Author), Yunus, S. (Author), Yusof F. (Author)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Physics Publishing 2018
• Subjects: Cold press; cold press hand- lay-up; Glass; Hand lay-up; Hemp; Hybrid composites; Hybrid glass; impact; kenaf hybrid glass composites; Manufacture; open hole; Open holes; Open-hole specimens; polyester resin; Polyester resins; Post impacts; Presses (machine tools); tensile test; Tensile testing
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• ISBN: 17578981 (ISSN)
• DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/328/1/012017

Nowadays, kenaf hybrid glass composites has been used for a vast field of study throughout the globe. There are several compositions and orientation of kenaf hybrid glass composites that has been studied. With regards to the study that has been done, this study will be focussing on a 90FG/0/90/90/0/90FG orientation of kenaf hybrid glass composites. Polyester resin is used as a matrix to these hybrid composites. Impacted and open hole specimens were then analyzed through tensile test. All specimens were fabricated by using the cold press hand lay-up technique. The results revealed that the hybrid composites were hardly affected by the impact up to 6J. After 6J the impacted specimens experienced a significant damage for both strength and modulus. The same goes to open hole specimens where the same trend of tensile properties were observed as impacted specimens. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.