Pengaruh Temperatur Sinter Terhadap Kekerasan dan Keausan Kampas Rem Berbasis Komposit Hibrida Serbuk Tempurung Kelapa/Alumina/Phenolic Resin

Penelitian ini menginvestigasi sifat kekerasan dan keausan kampas rem komposit hibrida. Komposit hibrida berbasis penguat adalah serbuk tempurung Kelapa dan alumina dengan matriks phenolic resin. Benda uji diproduksi menggunakan hot press pada temperatur sinter bervariasi dari 200oC, 250oC dan 300oC. Tujuan penelitian adalah menentukan tingkat kekerasan, laju keausan dan koefisien gesek dari komposit hibrida. Pengujian dilakukan dengan menggunakan pin-on-disk dan Vikers berdasarkan standar masing-masing ASTM E-92 dan ASTMG99-95a. Hasil pengujian ditunjukkan temperatur sinter telah signifikan menurunkan koefisien gesekan, walaupun pada benda uji A dengan temperatur sinter 200oC masih lebih tinggi dari benda uji control sebesar 3.54%. Kemudian, nilai kekerasan HV untuk komposit hibrida pada temperatur sinter 300oC adalah 9.3% lebih tinggi dari pada kontrol. Kesimpulan adalah komposit hibrida dengan komposisi 40% serbuk tempurung kelapa dan 20% alumina potensial diaplikasikan untuk bahan alternatif kampas rem kendaraan bermotor. This research investigates the hardness and wear behavior of hybrid composite brake pad. Hybrid composite was manufactured base on particles coconut cell and alumina reinforced and phenolic resin matrix. The specimens were produced by using the hot press according to temperatures variation of 200oC, 250oC and 300oC. The research purpose to determine hardness ability, wear rate, and friction coefficient of hybrid composites. Pin-on-disk and Vickers test have been employed according to the ASTM E-92 dan ASTMG99-95a, respectively. The result shows that sintering temperature have been significant decreased friction coefficient, while on specimen A with 200oC sinter temperature has 3.54% higher than control specimen. In addition, the hardness (HV) number of hybrid composite on 300oC sinter temperatures has 9.3% higher than control. Conclusion, hybrid composite with composition 40% coconut cell particles and 20% alumina has potential as alternative material of the vehicle brake pad application

Komposit poliester/serat gelas: pengaruh jumlah lapisan serat terhadap sifat mekaniknya

Technology of polymers and composites progressively expand which had been found of various new composite types with excellence and also it’s excess. Currently, one of the composite materials was used in many industrial of automotive as vehicle body especially for components that needed light material with high strength and high corrosive resistance is Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP). This research investigated whether the addition of fiber layer can increase flexural strength of the composite, and how many the maximum fiber layer or maximum fiber fraction of weight. The experiment used unsaturated polyester Resin type of Yukalac 157 BQTN-EX as matrix, short glass fiber sheet with random orientation (chopped random mat) type of MAT 300 as reinforcement, and methyl etil keton peroxide (MEKPO) as hardener, respectively. The specimens were made by press hand lay-up and then formed and underwent the flexural testing according to standard of ASTM D 790 - 03. From the result and data analysis, it can be concluded that the weight fraction and fiber volume fraction increased with fiber layer. These resulted in the increase of flexural modulus and strength of GFRP. The specific strength and specific flexural modulus had relatively constant value, because the increase of flexural strength will be followed by increased its density. The number of maximum fiber layer in 1 mmcomposite in thickness was 3 layers (MAT 300), which approached the maximum fiber fraction of weight (Wf = 58.69%, 60% maximum)

Effect of various enzymatic treatments on the mechanical properties of coir fiber/poly(lactic acid) biocomposites

The effects of enzymatic treatments on the properties of coir fiber-reinforced poly(lactic acid) (PLA) were not found in the literature. Accordingly, the effects of various enzymatic treatments on the mechanical performance of the coir fiber-reinforced PLA composites were investigated in the current study. Four different enzymes, namely lipase, lactase, pectinase, and cellulase, were used. The mechanical properties of the composites were determined by the tensile, flexural, impact tests, and dynamic mechanical analysis. According to the test results, the use of enzyme treated coir fibers affected the mechanical properties except for the flexural properties with different extents depending upon their type. The tensile strength increased with the treatments of lipase and lactase, while the treatments with pectinase and cellulase had no remarkable effect. The impact strength was improved with enzymatic treatments except for pectinase. All enzymatic treatments improved the elastic modulus below the glass transition temperature. In brief, enzymatic treatments improved the interfacial adhesion between coir fiber and PLA via the waxes and fatty acids removal and/or the increment in surface roughness

Pengaruh Perlakukan Alkali terhadap Sifat Fisik, dan Mekanik Serat Kulit Buah Pinang

Makalah ini menganalisis pengaruh perlakukan alkali dan tanpa perlakukan alkali terhadap karakateristik fisik, morfologi dan sifat mekanik serat kulit buah pinang (areca Catechu L.). Selama ini pemanfaatan limbah pertanian belum dilakukan secara maksimal, sehingga dapat menimbulkan pencemaran terhadap lingkungan. Serat kulit buah pinang (Areca Husk Fiber/AHF) selama ini hanya dipergunakan sebagai bahan bakar biomassa dan media tanam sedangkan untuk pemanfaatan lain belum ada sama sekali. AHF diberi perlakukan NaOH 2,5%, 5%, 7,5% dan 10% dengan waktu perendaman 2 jam pada temperatur kamar, untuk mengetahui karakteristik fisik AHF maka dilakukan pengukuran panjang dan diameter serat, pengujian densitas, pengujian kadar air dan moisture sedangkan untuk mengetahui karakteristik mekanik dilakukan pengujian tarik serat tunggal sesuai dengan ASTM D 3379. Dari penelitian ini diketahui bahwa diameter AHF mengalami pengurangan diameter akibat perlakukan alkali, hal ini terkait dengan hilangnya kandungan lignin, pektin dan wax. Densitas AHF menurun dengan meningkatan prosentase NaOH bila dibandingkan dengan AHF tanpa perlakukan NaOH. Kekuatan tarik bervariasi dengan adanya perlakuan alkali.  Kekuatan tarik AHF tertinggi pada serat yang mengalami perlakukan NaOH 5% yaitu sebesar 165 Mpa dan kekuatan tarik terendah pada AHF dengan perlakuan Alkali 10% yaitu sebesar 137 MPa . This paper analyzes the effect of alkali and non-alkali treatments on the physical characteristics, morphology and mechanical properties of betel nut huks fiber (areca Catechu L.). the used of agricultural waste has not been done optimally, causing environmental pollution. Areca Husk Fiber (AHF) only used as biomass fuel and planting medium, while for the other uses it has not existed. AHF was given 2.5%, 5%, 7.5% and 10% NaOH treatment with 2 hours immersion at room temperature, to known the physical characteristics of AHF then measured the length and diameter of fiber, density test, water content and moisture test. Mechanical characteristics of single fiber tensile testing in accordance with ASTM D 3379. From this study that known the diameter of AHF has a reduction in diameter due to alkaline treatment, this is related to loss of lignin, pectin and wax content. The density of AHF decreases with the percentage increase of NaOH when compared with AHF without the treatment of NaOH. Tensile strength varies with alkaline treatment. The highest AHF tensile strength in treated fibers was 5% NaOH of 165 Mpa and lowest tensile strength in AHF with 10% Alkali treatment of 137 MPa

Processing and characterization of 100% hemp-based biocomposites obtained by vacuum infusion

Novel biocomposites made of an acrylated epoxidized hemp oil based bioresin reinforced with random hemp fiber mat were manufactured by the vacuum infusion technique. Mechanical properties (tensile, flexural, Charpy impact and interlaminar shear), dynamic mechanical properties (glass transition temperature, storage modulus and crosslink density) and moisture absorption properties (saturation moisture level and diffusion coefficient) were investigated and compared with samples manufactured under the same conditions but using a commercial synthetic vinylester resin as the polymeric matrix. Results showed that the 100% biocomposites mechanical performance is comparable to that of the hybrid composites made with the synthetic resin. Moisture absorption tests showed that acrylated epoxidized hemp oil based samples displayed both higher diffusion coefficient and saturation moisture content; however, fiber reinforcement was the dominant transfer mechanism. Vinyl ester based samples were found to have higher storage modulus, glass transition temperature and crosslink density than acrylated epoxidized hemp oil samples