• Naveen, Jesuarockiam
• Karthikeyan, Natesan
• Chandrasekar, Muthukumar
• Loganathan, Tamil Moli
• Anand, Suya Prem
• Knight, Victor Feizal
• Norrrahim, Mohd Nor Faiz
• Bilvatej, Bramanandan

Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This research investigates the effect of kenaf/carbon fiber reinforcement with the addition of nanofillers such as multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) in the phenolic matrix composite. Three different types of samples were made using short carbon fiber, kenaf fiber (KF), BaSO<jats:sub>4</jats:sub>, Cashew dust, MWCNT, and CNC. Sample 1 contains 40 wt% of carbon fiber with binders reinforced in the phenolic matrix, whereas, in sample 2, carbon fiber has been replaced with KF in the MWCNT-modified phenolic matrix. On the other hand, in sample 3, carbon fiber has been replaced with KF in a CNC-modified phenolic matrix. The physical, mechanical, and tribological properties were investigated and compared. The results showed that sample 1 exhibited higher mechanical performance compared to other samples. On the other hand, the least wear loss and a high coefficient of friction were observed for Sample 2 compared to Samples 1 and 3. Even though KF-based composites exhibited slightly lower mechanical performance, they showed excellent tribological behavior.</jats:p>

Topics

• Carbon
• nanotube
• composite
• cellulose
• coefficient of friction