Sanseviera trifasciata commonly called mother-in-law tongue also known as snake plant is native to Indonesia, India and Africa. Sansevieria is a new fiber in composite research and has showed promising properties as reinforcement material in polymer matrix composites. Chemical treatment on reinforcing fiber is crucial to reduce hydrophilic tendency and thus improve compatibility with the matrix. In this study, effect of maleic anhydride as chemical treatment on the mechanical properties of Sansevieria fiber/vinyl ester composite was investigated. Sansevieria fibers were immersed by using NaOH 3% for two hours at 100°C and then treated by using maleic anhydrate for two hours at 120°C. Composites were prepared by solution casting with various volume fractions of fiber; 0%, 2.5%, 5%, 7.5% and 10%. Actual density, volume fraction of void and mechanical properties of composite were conducted according to ASTM standard testing methods D792, D3171 and D3039. It was found that mechanical properties of composites increased as volume fractions of fiber was increased. The highest tensile strength and modulus of elasticity of composites were 57.45 MPa and 3.47 GPa respectively, obtained from composites with volume fraction of fiber 10%.
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17 March 2017
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHEMISTRY, CHEMICAL PROCESS AND ENGINEERING (IC3PE) 2017
15–16 November 2016
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Research Article|
March 17 2017
Effect of maleic anhydride treatment on the mechanical properties of sansevieria fiber/vinyl ester composites
Rangga Pradipta;
Rangga Pradipta
a)
1Metallurgy and Materials Engineering Study Program, Faculty of Engineering and Design,
Institut Teknologi dan Sains Bandung
, Ganesha Boulevard, Lot-A1 CBD Deltamas City, Bekasi, Indonesia
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Mardiyati;
Mardiyati
2Materials Engineering Study Program, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
Institut Teknologi Bandung
, Ganesha 10, Bandung, Indonesia
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Steven;
Steven
3Materials Engineering Study Program, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
Institut Teknologi Bandung
, Ganesha 10, Bandung, Indonesia
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Ikhsan Purnomo
Ikhsan Purnomo
4Metallurgy and Materials Engineering Study Program, Faculty of Engineering and Design,
Institut Teknologi dan Sains Bandung
, Ganesha Boulevard, Lot-A1 CBD Deltamas City, Bekasi, Indonesia
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Corresponding author: [email protected]
AIP Conf. Proc. 1823, 020097 (2017)
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Rangga Pradipta, Mardiyati, Steven, Ikhsan Purnomo; Effect of maleic anhydride treatment on the mechanical properties of sansevieria fiber/vinyl ester composites. AIP Conf. Proc. 17 March 2017; 1823 (1): 020097. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4978170
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