Development of Composite Fiber Materials for Prototype of Car Components

Abstract

The use of natural fibers as a substitute for glass fiber materials in the development of fiber reinforced composite materials offers a composite material that is environmentally friendly. The application of natural fiber composites has a very wide scope of application, ranging from simple products to products that require knowledge of the mechanical properties of composite constituents and sophisticated manufacturing techniques. This study discusses the development of epoxy-fiber banana composite materials that are applied in the manufacture of car component prototypes.The structural component mold is made with fiberglass material and the manufacturing technique used to print the geometry of structural components is the wet hand lay up technique. The uniaxial test and the three-point flexural test of the abaca-epoxy fiber composite test each provide 953 kg / cm2 tensile strength for 40% fiber volume fraction and 770 kg / cm2 flexural strength for 50% fiber volume fraction. The abaca fiber preform used in the manufacture of simple flat woven components intersects 00-900. The mold of structural components made with fiberglass material and the manufacturing technique used to print the geometry of structural components is the wet hand lay up technique.

Keywords: prototype, composite fiber material

DOI: 10.7176/CMR/11-1-03