Properties of Polyurethane Foam/Coconut Coir Fiber as a Core Material and as a Sandwich Composites Component

This research focuses on the fabrication and characterization of the sandwich composites panel using glass fiber composite skin and polyurethane foam reinforced coconut coir fiber core. The main objectives are to characterize the physical and mechanical properties and to elucidate the effect of coco...

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Main Authors: M. A., Azmi, H. Z., Abdullah, M. I., Idris
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3909/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3909/2/P039.pdf
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spelling ump-39092015-03-03T09:16:49Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3909/ Properties of Polyurethane Foam/Coconut Coir Fiber as a Core Material and as a Sandwich Composites Component M. A., Azmi H. Z., Abdullah M. I., Idris TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery This research focuses on the fabrication and characterization of the sandwich composites panel using glass fiber composite skin and polyurethane foam reinforced coconut coir fiber core. The main objectives are to characterize the physical and mechanical properties and to elucidate the effect of coconut coir fibers in polyurethane foam cores and sandwich composites panel. Coconut coir fibers were used as reinforcement in polyurethane foams in which later were applied as the core in sandwich composites ranged from 5 wt% to 20 wt%. The physical and mechanical properties found to be significant at 5 wt% coconut coir fiber in polyurethane foam cores as well as in sandwich composites. It was found that composites properties serve better in sandwich composites construction. 2013-07-01 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3909/2/P039.pdf M. A., Azmi and H. Z., Abdullah and M. I., Idris (2013) Properties of Polyurethane Foam/Coconut Coir Fiber as a Core Material and as a Sandwich Composites Component. In: International Conference on Mechanical Engineering Research (ICMER2013), 1-3 July 2013 , Bukit Gambang Resort City, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. pp. 1-7..
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M. A., Azmi
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M. I., Idris
Properties of Polyurethane Foam/Coconut Coir Fiber as a Core Material and as a Sandwich Composites Component
description This research focuses on the fabrication and characterization of the sandwich composites panel using glass fiber composite skin and polyurethane foam reinforced coconut coir fiber core. The main objectives are to characterize the physical and mechanical properties and to elucidate the effect of coconut coir fibers in polyurethane foam cores and sandwich composites panel. Coconut coir fibers were used as reinforcement in polyurethane foams in which later were applied as the core in sandwich composites ranged from 5 wt% to 20 wt%. The physical and mechanical properties found to be significant at 5 wt% coconut coir fiber in polyurethane foam cores as well as in sandwich composites. It was found that composites properties serve better in sandwich composites construction.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author M. A., Azmi
H. Z., Abdullah
M. I., Idris
author_facet M. A., Azmi
H. Z., Abdullah
M. I., Idris
author_sort M. A., Azmi
title Properties of Polyurethane Foam/Coconut Coir Fiber as a Core Material and as a Sandwich Composites Component
title_short Properties of Polyurethane Foam/Coconut Coir Fiber as a Core Material and as a Sandwich Composites Component
title_full Properties of Polyurethane Foam/Coconut Coir Fiber as a Core Material and as a Sandwich Composites Component
title_fullStr Properties of Polyurethane Foam/Coconut Coir Fiber as a Core Material and as a Sandwich Composites Component
title_full_unstemmed Properties of Polyurethane Foam/Coconut Coir Fiber as a Core Material and as a Sandwich Composites Component
title_sort properties of polyurethane foam/coconut coir fiber as a core material and as a sandwich composites component
publishDate 2013
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3909/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/3909/2/P039.pdf
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