Recent advances in thermal properties of hybrid cellulosic fiber reinforced polymer composites.

Krishnasamy, S., Thiagamani, S. M. K., Muthukumar, C., Nagarajan, R., Shahrose, R. M., Siengchin, S., Ismail, S. O. and Indira Devi, M. P. (2019) Recent advances in thermal properties of hybrid cellulosic fiber reinforced polymer composites. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 141. pp. 1-13. ISSN 0141-8130
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Bio-composites are easy to manufacture and environmentally friendly, could reduce the overall cost and provide lightweight due to the low density of the natural fibers. In a bid to compete with the synthetic fiber reinforced composites, a single natural fiber composite may not be a good choice to obtain optimal properties. Hence, hybrid composites are produced by adding two or more natural fibers together to obtain improved properties, such as mechanical, physical, thermal, water absorption, acoustic and dynamic, among others. Regarding thermal stability, the composites showed a significant change by varying the individual fiber compositions, fiber surface treatments, addition of fillers and coupling agents. The glass transition temperature and melting point obtained from the thermomechanical analysis and differential scanning calorimetry are not the same values for several hybrid composites, since the volume variation was not always parallel with the enthalpy change. However, the difference between the temperature calculated from the thermomechanical analysis and differential scanning calorimetry was lower. Significantly, this critical reviewed study has a potential of guiding all composite designers, manufacturers and users on right selection of composite materials for thermal applications, such as engine components (covers), heat shields and brake ducts, among others.


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