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Tropical Natural Fibre Composites

Properties, Manufacture and Applications

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Mohd Sapuan Salit

    1. Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

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  • Features tropical natural fibres in composites using kenaf, pineapple leaf, oil palm and sugar palm
  • Contains manufacturing processes for natural fibre composites using pultrusion and filament winding methods
  • Demonstrates computer aided selection for materials in natural fibre composites
  • Focuses on design for sustainability of natural fibre composites
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Engineering Materials (ENG.MAT.)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Mohd Sapuan Salit
    Pages 1-14

  3. Tropical Natural Fibres and Their Properties

    • Mohd Sapuan Salit
    Pages 15-38

  4. Biopolymer

    • Mohd Sapuan Salit
    Pages 39-52

  5. Mechanical and Other Related Properties of Tropical Natural Fibre Composites

    • Mohd Sapuan Salit
    Pages 53-74

  6. Design and Materials Selection of Tropical Natural Fibre Composites

    • Mohd Sapuan Salit
    Pages 75-101

  7. Manufacturing Techniques of Tropical Natural Fibre Composites

    • Mohd Sapuan Salit
    Pages 103-118

  8. Applications of Tropical Natural Fibre Composites

    • Mohd Sapuan Salit
    Pages 119-124
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This book covers the different aspects of tropical natural fibre composites in areas such as properties, design and analysis, manufacturing techniques, material selection of kenaf, oil palm, sugar palm, pineapple leaf, coconut, sugarcane and banana based fibre composites. Important properties such as mechanical and thermal of natural fibres as well their composites are presented. A study on the composite fibre-matrix interface is highlighted together with the design process and analysis of products from natural fibre composites. An overview on the manufacturing techniques (conventionally used to produce fibre glass fibre composites) such as pultrusion and filament winding is described to produce natural fibre composites. The importance of material selection system to obtain the most optimum materials for application in engineering components from natural fibre composites is covered with a strong focus on the concurrent engineering for natural fibre composites.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Mohd Sapuan Salit

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