Recent advances in thermal properties of hybrid cellulosic fiber reinforced polymer composites

Senthilkumar Krishnasamy; Senthil Muthu Kumar Thiagamani; Chandrasekar Muthu Kumar; Rajini Nagarajan; Shahroze R M; Suchart Siengchin; Sikiru O Ismail; Indira Devi M P

doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.08.231

Recent advances in thermal properties of hybrid cellulosic fiber reinforced polymer composites

Int J Biol Macromol. 2019 Dec 1:141:1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.08.231. Epub 2019 Aug 28.

Authors

Senthilkumar Krishnasamy¹, Senthil Muthu Kumar Thiagamani¹, Chandrasekar Muthu Kumar², Rajini Nagarajan³, Shahroze R M², Suchart Siengchin⁴, Sikiru O Ismail⁵, Indira Devi M P⁶

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Composite Materials, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil 626 126, Tamilnadu, India; Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok 10800, Thailand.
² Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia.
³ Centre for Composite Materials, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil 626 126, Tamilnadu, India. Electronic address: rajiniklu@gmail.com.
⁴ Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok 10800, Thailand. Electronic address: suchart.s.pe@tggs-bangkok.org.
⁵ Manufacturing, Materials, Biomedical and Civil Division, School of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL10 9AB, England, United Kingdom.
⁶ Biocomposite Laboratory, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil 626126, Tamil Nadu, India.

PMID: 31472211
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.08.231

Abstract

Bio-composites are easy to manufacture and environmentally friendly, could reduce the overall cost and provide lightweight due to the low density of the natural fibers. In a bid to compete with the synthetic fiber reinforced composites, a single natural fiber composite may not be a good choice to obtain optimal properties. Hence, hybrid composites are produced by adding two or more natural fibers together to obtain improved properties, such as mechanical, physical, thermal, water absorption, acoustic and dynamic, among others. Regarding thermal stability, the composites showed a significant change by varying the individual fiber compositions, fiber surface treatments, addition of fillers and coupling agents. The glass transition temperature and melting point obtained from the thermomechanical analysis and differential scanning calorimetry are not the same values for several hybrid composites, since the volume variation was not always parallel with the enthalpy change. However, the difference between the temperature calculated from the thermomechanical analysis and differential scanning calorimetry was lower. Significantly, this critical reviewed study has a potential of guiding all composite designers, manufacturers and users on right selection of composite materials for thermal applications, such as engine components (covers), heat shields and brake ducts, among others.

Keywords: Differential scanning calorimetry; Dynamic mechanical analysis; Hybrid composite; Natural fiber; Thermogravimetric analysis; Thermomechanical analysis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cellulose / chemistry*
Glass / chemistry*
Materials Testing*
Stress, Mechanical*
Tensile Strength*

Substances

Cellulose