Characterization of Mechanical, Morphological, and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Jute/Kenaf/Glass Fiber/Epoxy Modified With Various Nanofiller Hybridized Nanocomposites

ABSTRACT The study investigates the physical properties, strength, and flexibility of the jute/kenaf/glass reinforced composite. The composite is infused with equal quantities of silicon dioxide (SiO2), nanographene, and multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) at a concentration of 5 wt%, as specifie...

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Main Authors: Sathish Thanikodi, Solairaju Jothi Arunachalam, Rathinasamy Saravanan, Jayant Giri, Muzhda Azizi, Ahmad O. Hourani, Faouzi Nasri
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Solairaju Jothi Arunachalam
Rathinasamy Saravanan
Jayant Giri
Muzhda Azizi
Ahmad O. Hourani
Faouzi Nasri
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description ABSTRACT The study investigates the physical properties, strength, and flexibility of the jute/kenaf/glass reinforced composite. The composite is infused with equal quantities of silicon dioxide (SiO2), nanographene, and multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) at a concentration of 5 wt%, as specified by ASTM standards. The composite was created using a manual lay‐up approach followed by compression molding, using a unique 10‐layer fiber structure. The S4 (5%) composite specimen increased its tensile strength (TS) from 91 to 101 MPa, tensile modulus (TM) from 7.286 GPa to 10.286 GPa, interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) from 9.39 to 19.71 MPa, and glass‐transition temperature (Tg) from 70°C to 85°C. The results show that the 5 wt% MWCNTs have significantly higher TS, TM, ILSS, and Tg than the unfilled composite and SiO2, nanographene, with increases of 5%, 2%, and 10%, respectively. Incorporating MWCNT nanofillers into composites significantly enhances their mechanical and dynamic characteristics when compared to composites without fillers. The study's findings show that adding MWCNTs to the matrix significantly improves performance when compared to the composite without any fillers. Scanning electron microscopy images reveal the underlying reasons of failure in composites, such as layer separation, material fissures, fiber extraction, and fiber breakage. The incorporation of 5 wt% MWCNTs into the jute/kenaf/glass hybrid composite matrix significantly enhances mechanical and dynamic properties compared to composites without fillers.
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spelling doaj-art-0a05ba549fbe4b46a2ed4f36be45d9162025-08-20T02:54:02ZengWileyEngineering Reports2577-81962025-03-0173n/an/a10.1002/eng2.70026Characterization of Mechanical, Morphological, and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Jute/Kenaf/Glass Fiber/Epoxy Modified With Various Nanofiller Hybridized NanocompositesSathish Thanikodi0Solairaju Jothi Arunachalam1Rathinasamy Saravanan2Jayant Giri3Muzhda Azizi4Ahmad O. Hourani5Faouzi Nasri6Department of Mechanical Engineering Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS Chennai Tamil Nadu IndiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS Chennai Tamil Nadu IndiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS Chennai Tamil Nadu IndiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering Nagpur IndiaDepartment of Petrochemical & Gas Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering Jawzjan University Sheberghan AfghanistanHourani Center for Applied Scientific Research Al‐Ahliyya Amman University Amman JordanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering, University of Bisha Bisha Saudi ArabiaABSTRACT The study investigates the physical properties, strength, and flexibility of the jute/kenaf/glass reinforced composite. The composite is infused with equal quantities of silicon dioxide (SiO2), nanographene, and multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) at a concentration of 5 wt%, as specified by ASTM standards. The composite was created using a manual lay‐up approach followed by compression molding, using a unique 10‐layer fiber structure. The S4 (5%) composite specimen increased its tensile strength (TS) from 91 to 101 MPa, tensile modulus (TM) from 7.286 GPa to 10.286 GPa, interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) from 9.39 to 19.71 MPa, and glass‐transition temperature (Tg) from 70°C to 85°C. The results show that the 5 wt% MWCNTs have significantly higher TS, TM, ILSS, and Tg than the unfilled composite and SiO2, nanographene, with increases of 5%, 2%, and 10%, respectively. Incorporating MWCNT nanofillers into composites significantly enhances their mechanical and dynamic characteristics when compared to composites without fillers. The study's findings show that adding MWCNTs to the matrix significantly improves performance when compared to the composite without any fillers. Scanning electron microscopy images reveal the underlying reasons of failure in composites, such as layer separation, material fissures, fiber extraction, and fiber breakage. The incorporation of 5 wt% MWCNTs into the jute/kenaf/glass hybrid composite matrix significantly enhances mechanical and dynamic properties compared to composites without fillers.https://doi.org/10.1002/eng2.70026hybrid compositenanoparticlesSEMthermo‐mechanical characterization
spellingShingle Sathish Thanikodi
Solairaju Jothi Arunachalam
Rathinasamy Saravanan
Jayant Giri
Muzhda Azizi
Ahmad O. Hourani
Faouzi Nasri
Characterization of Mechanical, Morphological, and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Jute/Kenaf/Glass Fiber/Epoxy Modified With Various Nanofiller Hybridized Nanocomposites
Engineering Reports
hybrid composite
nanoparticles
SEM
thermo‐mechanical characterization
title Characterization of Mechanical, Morphological, and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Jute/Kenaf/Glass Fiber/Epoxy Modified With Various Nanofiller Hybridized Nanocomposites
title_full Characterization of Mechanical, Morphological, and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Jute/Kenaf/Glass Fiber/Epoxy Modified With Various Nanofiller Hybridized Nanocomposites
title_fullStr Characterization of Mechanical, Morphological, and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Jute/Kenaf/Glass Fiber/Epoxy Modified With Various Nanofiller Hybridized Nanocomposites
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of Mechanical, Morphological, and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Jute/Kenaf/Glass Fiber/Epoxy Modified With Various Nanofiller Hybridized Nanocomposites
title_short Characterization of Mechanical, Morphological, and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Jute/Kenaf/Glass Fiber/Epoxy Modified With Various Nanofiller Hybridized Nanocomposites
title_sort characterization of mechanical morphological and dynamic mechanical properties of jute kenaf glass fiber epoxy modified with various nanofiller hybridized nanocomposites
topic hybrid composite
nanoparticles
SEM
thermo‐mechanical characterization
url https://doi.org/10.1002/eng2.70026
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