Mechanical performance of unstitched and silk fiber-stitched woven kenaf fiber reinforced epoxy composites

• Main Authors: Kirmasha, Yasir Khaleel, Sharba, Mohaiman Jaffar, Leman, Zulkiflle, Hameed Sultan, Mohamed Thariq
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86697/1/Mechanical%20performance%20.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86697/; https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/21/4801
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Fiber composites are known to have poor through-thickness mechanical properties due to the absence of a Z-direction binder. This issue is more critical with the use of natural fibers due to their low strength compared to synthetic fibers. Stitching is a through-thickness toughening method that is us...