Flexural and Flammability Characteristics of Woven Jute Fabric Reinforced Vinyl Ester Treated with Ammonium Polyphosphate

Mohd Iqbal Misnon; Khairul Naseem Mohd Rodzi; Jauhar Fajrin; Md Mainul Islam

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v8iSI17.5421

Authors

Mohd Iqbal Misnon Textile Research Group, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Selangor, Malaysia
Khairul Naseem Mohd Rodzi Textile Science and Fashion Technology Programme, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Selangor, Malaysia
Jauhar Fajrin Department of Civil Engineering, University of Mataram, Nusa Tenggara Bar. 83115, Indonesia
Md Mainul Islam School of Engineering and Centre for Future Materials, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v8iSI17.5421

Keywords:

jute, composite, vinyl ester, fire-retardant

Abstract

The work aims to determine the optimum fire-retardant treatment for the jute/vinyl ester composites on the composites' flexural and flammability characteristics. Ammonium polyphosphate deposition in composite samples increased the thickness and weight, which led to an increase in their sample densities. The deposition of 10% ammonium polyphosphate (APP) resulted in the highest flexural strength. However, APP significantly increased the flexural modulus of all samples to the untreated sample. In terms of flammability properties, the deposition of APP increased composites' performance against fire. Incorporating 10% of APP provides good flexural and fire-retardancy properties for the woven jute/vinyl ester composites

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