Effect of Fibre Loading on Mechanical Behavior of Kenaf Fibre and Nano Silica Reinforced epoxy Resin Composite Material with and without Silane Treatment

Abstract

Abstract: The main objective of in this the paper presents the investigation by kenaf fiber of silane usage of regarding silicon (IV) oxide on to using several mechanical tests similar to tensile strength, flexural and impact test are mechanical properties which helps to use in various industrial mechanical commercial applications. The kenaf fiber is soaked in a mixture of ethanol and silicon (IV) oxide which is known as treatment process and the non-hydrated kenaf fiber in untreated process. The plates are arranged to ASTM based on dimension in the form 3 ply’s of kenaf layer is inserted; It is molded with the help of epoxy resin. The composites there was fabricated using the hot press to form plate to Infusion in mixture process by the making of a compressed approximate orientation kenaf mat. The natural kenaf fiber as 50% vol with added of each plate in silicon (IV) oxide of 1%, 2%, and 2.5% there was used to make the hybrid composites. Then various test are flexural, tensile, micro hardness, impact and water absorption test, it is also based on treated and untreated values. These are some of the important stages on the followed in these procedures. Improving the impact of kenaf fiber on crack resistance, durability and mechanical properties in concrete applications. In this research, kenaf fiber is separate in treated and untreated composite materials. The mechanical fields which help to develop the efficiency of the experimental where the kenaf fibre material is being used. The main role of reason for the usage of thismaterial is to avoid plastics. Because of natural fibers are commonly weaker than to synthetic fibers, they tend to weaken mechanically and physically over period due to the porosity of the fibers. The final test performed known as tensile in breakage point to be SEM test, the test we can able to see the 200µ to 500µ range in micro image of this material. The composites with added of 2.5% vol nano silica show greatest mechanical methods of the samples treated with an silica nanoparticles at 264 Mpa and 6352 Mpa for flexural strength, flexural modulus. The effects presented that the adding of nano silica (IV) particles with kenaf fiber in general has a good effect on mechanical properties.