TENSILE PROPERTIES OF KENAF/E-GLASS REINFORCED HYBRID POLYPROPYLENE (PP) COMPOSITES WITH DIFFERENT FIBER LOADING
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2018-06Author
SOSIATI, HARINI
SHOFIE, YANKEISNA AUDA
NUGROHO, ARIS WIDYO
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Kenaf/E-glass reinforced polypropylene (PP) hybrid composites with different fiber loading
20, 25 and 30 (vol. %) were fabricated using a hot compression molding. The effect of the fiber
content on the tensile properties of the composites was studied. The ratio of alkali-treated kenaf
fiber and untreated E-glass fiber was 20:10 (vol. %). The tensile strength and strain of the
composites slightly decreased with the increase of the fiber content, but tensile modulus
increased. The presence of voids and inhomogeneous distribution of the fibers led to the change
of tensile properties of the composites as confirmed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
micrographs of the tensile fracture surface.