| Abstrakt: |
Garment cut wastes from the apparel industry are used in a variety of sectors. Apparel cut wastes and recycled fibres from apparel cut wastes are typically employed in the textile, home textile, automobile, architecture, and agrotextile industries for low performance applications. The major aim of this research work is to study and to develop high-performance composite materials using recycled fibres acquired from apparel cut wastes. Based on its properties, these composites can be used as replacement of wood panels in furniture industries, partition boards, electrical boards etc. To create these composites, recycled fibres from viscose, polyester, and viscose/polyester apparel cut panel wastes are utilized as reinforcements. Epoxy resin, kaolinite, and polypropylene sheets are used as matrices in the manufacturing of these composites. These composites were developed using a variety of reinforcement and matrix combinations. One of the fibre reinforced composites key advantages is combining the various features of many materials to create another unique, high- performance material. Technical characteristics of developed composites, including thickness, mass per unit area, tensile strength, flexural strength, impact strength, water absorption, and scanning electron microscopy, were investigated and evaluated. The findings suggest that viscose/polyester blended fibre reinforced composite exhibit higher mechanical performances when compared to other viscose and polyester fibre reinforced composites, and they are therefore recommended for a wide range of possible and potential applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
