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The natural fiber-reinforced polymer (NFRP) has attracted substantial importance as potential structural material. To ensure sustainability and eco-efficiency of the next generation of polymer composites, the combination of natural fibers such as jute, hemp, flax, bamboo and sugarcane bagasse requires special attention in the industry nowadays. The type of polymer resin used in this study is unsaturated polyester resin. The aim of this study is to obtain the tensile strength of polyester composite filled with bamboo fiber and determine the optimum percentage of bamboo fiber added into the polymer composites. Five samples of polyester composites containing different percentages of bamboo fiber starting from 2, 4, 6 and 8% volume fiber and one control sample were prepared. The fiber arrangement in the composites was scattered in random directions. From the finding, the maximum tensile load recorded was 1480.78 N for control sample but among volume fraction between 2 and 8% of fiber content, composite which contained 6% of bamboo fiber is the best performance in tensile strength as it has recorded the highest tensile load value which is 1241.94 N. Besides, the break pattern for each sample of polyester composites was compared. There are several factors that can influence the tensile strength of polyester composites such as the existence of the voids and the fiber arrangement in the composite which affects the matrix-fiber bonding.
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The authors would like to acknowledge the Final Year Project student, academic, friends and Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang, Malaysia for their valuable assistance to complete this research.
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Mohamad Sakdun, N.S., Azlan, N.A., Imran, N.F., Muhamad Azlan, H. (2020). Tensile Strength of Polyester Composite Filled with Bamboo Fiber. In: Alias, N., Yusof, R. (eds) Charting the Sustainable Future of ASEAN in Science and Technology . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3434-8_8
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