Development of Natural Fiber Composites Based on Thickness Swelling Using Palm Fiber and Coconut Fiber Paper

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10.2991/assehr.k.200115.048How to use a DOI?

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natural fiber, composites, thickness analysis

Abstract

Palm and coconut fibers are able to accommodate different water, have good insulation of temperature and sound. The combination of palm and coconut fibers as a reinforcement of natural fiber composites is influenced by the characteristic thickness of the constituent materials. This study aimed at describing the effect of thickness on various variations of the composition of palm and coconut fiber as a reinforcement of natural fiber composites. Natural fiber composites were made by hand lay-up methods. The comparison of fibers and matrices was 40% and 60%. The variation in the composition of the weight of coconut fibers in the fiber was 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%. The fiber used a chopped fiber model with a length of 3 cm. Thick development data analyzed descriptively to refer to SNI 03-02105-2006. The density of natural fiber composites in all variations in the composition of the weight of coconut fibers in the fiber was in the range of values of 1.0893 to 1.0956 gr / cm3. Soaking with water for 24 hours showed that the composite board had a thick development of 2% to 5.9%. Composite of natural fiber with the composition of 80% fibers and 20% coconut fibers experienced the largest thickness development which was 0.65 mm.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Dewi Oktofa Rachmawati
AU  - I Gede Aris Gunadi
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/01/20
TI  - Development of Natural Fiber Composites Based on Thickness Swelling Using Palm Fiber and Coconut Fiber Paper
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Innovative Research Across Disciplines (ICIRAD 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 294
EP  - 299
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200115.048
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200115.048
ID  - Rachmawati2020
ER  -