Effect of fiber orientation on mechanical properties of JUCO fiber reinforced epoxy composites
Fiber orientation within composite materials has a great impact on their physical and mechanical properties. This present research studied the impact of fiber orientation on the mechanical strength of chemically treated JUCO fiber-reinforced polymer composites. JUCO is a relatively new, robust fabri...
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| description | Fiber orientation within composite materials has a great impact on their physical and mechanical properties. This present research studied the impact of fiber orientation on the mechanical strength of chemically treated JUCO fiber-reinforced polymer composites. JUCO is a relatively new, robust fabric composed of a mixture of cotton and jute fiber in an equal weight ratio, where jute yarn is used as weft and cotton thread is used as wrap. It provides the best qualities of both fibers. It is very flexible and becoming increasingly popular because of its environment-friendly behavior. The composites were fabricated with variations in the jute fiber angle, including 0°, 30°, 45°, 60°, and 90°. Mechanical tests such as tensile, flexural, and impact tests were conducted to determine the effect of the fiber orientation on the composite properties under dry and pH 7 conditions. The durability and degradation due to water aging were investigated for around 120 days. The tensile and flexural results were justified by a finite element analysis (FEA). The highest tensile and flexural strengths (57.104 MPa and 84.67 MPa, respectively) were found when the direction of jute yarn in JUCO was at 0° towards the loading direction, while the 90° jute yarn orientation showed the lowest value of 21.042 MPa and 43.43 MPa, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d92ac881681a43b9951523b044c0b4572025-01-24T04:46:06ZengElsevierHybrid Advances2773-207X2025-03-018100386Effect of fiber orientation on mechanical properties of JUCO fiber reinforced epoxy compositesMd Rion Islam0Md Foisal Hossain1Muhammed Sohel Rana2Md Shafiul Ferdous3Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna, 9203, BangladeshDepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna, 9203, BangladeshCentral Engineering Facilities, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, 1349, BangladeshIndependent Researcher, Rockville, MD, 20852, USA; Corresponding author.Fiber orientation within composite materials has a great impact on their physical and mechanical properties. This present research studied the impact of fiber orientation on the mechanical strength of chemically treated JUCO fiber-reinforced polymer composites. JUCO is a relatively new, robust fabric composed of a mixture of cotton and jute fiber in an equal weight ratio, where jute yarn is used as weft and cotton thread is used as wrap. It provides the best qualities of both fibers. It is very flexible and becoming increasingly popular because of its environment-friendly behavior. The composites were fabricated with variations in the jute fiber angle, including 0°, 30°, 45°, 60°, and 90°. Mechanical tests such as tensile, flexural, and impact tests were conducted to determine the effect of the fiber orientation on the composite properties under dry and pH 7 conditions. The durability and degradation due to water aging were investigated for around 120 days. The tensile and flexural results were justified by a finite element analysis (FEA). The highest tensile and flexural strengths (57.104 MPa and 84.67 MPa, respectively) were found when the direction of jute yarn in JUCO was at 0° towards the loading direction, while the 90° jute yarn orientation showed the lowest value of 21.042 MPa and 43.43 MPa, respectively.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773207X25000107JUCO fiberFiber orientationMechanical propertiesWater absorptionABAQUS |
| spellingShingle | Md Rion Islam Md Foisal Hossain Muhammed Sohel Rana Md Shafiul Ferdous Effect of fiber orientation on mechanical properties of JUCO fiber reinforced epoxy composites Hybrid Advances JUCO fiber Fiber orientation Mechanical properties Water absorption ABAQUS |
| title | Effect of fiber orientation on mechanical properties of JUCO fiber reinforced epoxy composites |
| title_full | Effect of fiber orientation on mechanical properties of JUCO fiber reinforced epoxy composites |
| title_fullStr | Effect of fiber orientation on mechanical properties of JUCO fiber reinforced epoxy composites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of fiber orientation on mechanical properties of JUCO fiber reinforced epoxy composites |
| title_short | Effect of fiber orientation on mechanical properties of JUCO fiber reinforced epoxy composites |
| title_sort | effect of fiber orientation on mechanical properties of juco fiber reinforced epoxy composites |
| topic | JUCO fiber Fiber orientation Mechanical properties Water absorption ABAQUS |
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