A review of important considerations in the compression molding process of short natural fiber composites

Jaafar, Jamiluddin; Cionita, Tezara; Hamdan, Mohammad Hazim Mohamad; Rihayat, Teuku

doi:10.1007/s00170-019-04466-8

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“…In the case of compression molding, preheated fiber materials are compressed with a high pressure until solidification occurs. The pressure, temperature, heating time, and cooling time are some of the most important parameters that need to be considered for compression molding [11,116]. Sheet molding is one form of the most popular compression molding methods for manufacturing composite panels.…”

Section: Preparation Of Bcs and Nbcsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Potential Natural Fiber Polymeric Nanobiocomposites: A Review

2020

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Composite materials reinforced with biofibers and nanomaterials are becoming considerably popular, especially for their light weight, strength, exceptional stiffness, flexural rigidity, damping property, longevity, corrosion, biodegradability, antibacterial, and fire-resistant properties. Beside the traditional thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers, nanoparticles are also receiving attention in terms of their potential to improve the functionality and mechanical performances of biocomposites. These remarkable characteristics have made nanobiocomposite materials convenient to apply in aerospace, mechanical, construction, automotive, marine, medical, packaging, and furniture industries, through providing environmental sustainability. Nanoparticles (TiO2, carbon nanotube, rGO, ZnO, and SiO2) are easily compatible with other ingredients (matrix polymer and biofibers) and can thus form nanobiocomposites. Nanobiocomposites are exhibiting a higher market volume with the expansion of new technology and green approaches for utilizing biofibers. The performances of nanobiocomposites depend on the manufacturing processes, types of biofibers used, and the matrix polymer (resin). An overview of different natural fibers (vegetable/plants), nanomaterials, biocomposites, nanobiocomposites, and manufacturing methods are discussed in the context of potential application in this review.

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Section: Preparation Of Bcs and Nbcsmentioning

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Potential Natural Fiber Polymeric Nanobiocomposites: A Review

2020

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“…Then, the composite was transferred to the pre-mixing process using a high-speed mixer (Cheso model, Cheso Machinery Pte Ltd., Loyang Way, Singapore) at 3000 rpm for 5 min. The next process was a compression molding process; this technique leads the other molding techniques in terms of cost, material consumption, and production rate [44,45]. For the compression molding process, the hot press machine (Gotech model, Gotech Testing Machines Inc) from Taichung City, Taiwan, was used with parameters set at 180 • C for 20 min under a load of 1 ton.…”

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Rheological and Morphological Properties of Oil Palm Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites for Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)

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Fused deposition modelling (FDM) is a filament-based rapid prototyping technology that allows new composite materials to be introduced into the FDM process as long as they can be manufactured in feedstock filament form. The purpose of this research was to analyze the rheological behavior of oil palm fiber-reinforced acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) composites when used as a feedstock material, as well as to determine the best processing conditions for FDM. The composite’s shear thinning behavior was observed, and scanning electron microscopy was used to reveal its composition. The morphological result found that there was a good fiber/matrix adhesion with a 3 wt% fiber loading, as no fiber pullouts or gaps developed between the oil palm fiber and ABS. However, some pores and fiber pullouts were found with a 5 and 7 wt% fiber loading. Next, the rheological results showed that the increment of fiber content (wt%) increased the viscosity. This discovery can definitely be used in the extrusion process for making wire filament for FDM. The shear thinning effect was increased by adding 3, 5, or 7 wt% of oil palm fiber. The non-Newtonian index (n) of the composites increased as the number of shear rates increased, indicating that the fiber loading had a significant impact on the rheological behavior. As the fiber loading increased, the viscosity and shear stress values increased as well. As a result, oil fiber reinforced polymer composites can be used as a feedstock filament for FDM.

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“…The molds are made of hard metal, such as tool steel that can be polished and chromium-plated to achieve a good finishing surface. Before use the compression molding, the mold must be preheated first around 10 to 15 minutes with suitable temperature according the materials that had used to achieve pressure heating curing process (Jaafar et al, 2019;Park & Lee, 2012).…”

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Review of Manufacturing Process of Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

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Mohd²,

Bakar

et al. 2021

IJIE

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Lately, natural fibers have been gaining consideration in development of composites due to its biodegradability, availability and low-cost compared to synthetic fibers. Natural fibers are renewable sources, biodegradable, environmentally friendly and effortless in machinery. In this paper, the manufacturing of production for natural fiber reinforced polymer composite (NFRC) will be reviewed. These including injection molding, resin transfer molding (RTM), pultrusion, sheet molding compound (SMC) and compression molding processing technique. Injection molding and compression molding are mostly used in industry. This is due to the machines give a good finishing surface of the products and low cost.

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A review of important considerations in the compression molding process of short natural fiber composites

Cited by 75 publications

References 85 publications

Potential Natural Fiber Polymeric Nanobiocomposites: A Review

Potential Natural Fiber Polymeric Nanobiocomposites: A Review

Rheological and Morphological Properties of Oil Palm Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites for Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)

Review of Manufacturing Process of Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

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