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Fatigue Life Behaviour of Glass/Kenaf Woven-Ply Polymer Hybrid Biocomposites

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Investigation on the fatigue life of hybrid composites is critical to extend their applications and acceptance among industries; however, there is a lack of research focus on fatigue performance of the hybrid composite. In this study, the fatigue life of glass/kenaf woven-ply hybrid composite with thermoplastic and thermoset polymer matrix was investigated. Hybrid composites consist of two different fibre configurations: kenaf/glass/kenaf and glass/kenaf/glass. Thermoplastic hybrid composites were manufactured through the hot press moulding compression method, while thermoset hybrid composites were fabricated through the vacuum-assisted resin infusion method. The tensile strength and fatigue strengths of the kenaf/glass/kenaf composite have been identified to be significantly lower than those of the glass/kenaf/glass composite regardless of the types of matrix used. However, thermoplastic-based kenaf/glass/kenaf composites are less fatigue sensitive compared to glass/kenaf/glass composites; however, this phenomenon is vice versa for thermoset composites due to the epoxy matrix, which limits the stiffening effect in natural fibres.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka for their continuous support to this research project. The authors also wish to express their gratitude towards Lembaga Kenaf dan Tembakau Negara for the sponsorship of kenaf fibre and FRGS/1/2015/SG06/FKM/03/F00276 from the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia.

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    D. Sivakumar, L. F. Ng, S. M. Lau & K. T. Lim

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Sivakumar, D., Ng, L.F., Lau, S.M. et al. Fatigue Life Behaviour of Glass/Kenaf Woven-Ply Polymer Hybrid Biocomposites. J Polym Environ 26, 499–507 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-017-0970-0

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