Effect of Rice Husks as Filler in Polymer Matrix Composites

Siti Rabiatull Aisha, Idris and Hardinnawirda, Kahar (2012) Effect of Rice Husks as Filler in Polymer Matrix Composites. Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences (JMES) , 2. pp. 181-186. ISSN 2289-4659 (print); 2231-8380 (online). (Published)

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Abstract

In this study, rice husks filler polyester composites were produced with rice husks (RH) as filler and unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) as the matrix. Several percentage of filler loadings were used (10, 15, 20 and 25 wt %) in order to gain insights into the effect of filler content on the mechanical properties and water intake of the composites. From the results, the tensile strength of the RH filled UPR composites found to be decrease as the filler loading increase. However, as it increases to 25 wt %, the strength shows moderately increase. As for the young modulus, it shows remarkable increase for 15 wt% of RH and decreasing as the RH continually increase up to 25 wt %. Water absorption test was conducted and the results showed that the composites absorb more water as the weight percentage of RH increased, which attributed to the ability of RH fillers to absorb water.

Item Type: Article
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Uncontrolled Keywords: Rice husks; Unsaturated polyester resin; Water absorption; Tensile strength
Subjects: T Technology > T Technology (General)
T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Depositing User: Dr. Siti Rabiatull Aisha Idris
Date Deposited: 08 Apr 2014 02:11
Last Modified: 15 Jan 2018 08:16
URI: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5205
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