Acoustical and Mechanical Properties of Sisal and Kenaf Fibers Reinforced Composites
Mustafa, E., Khalaf, H., Abdelgawad, O., Shehab, E., abd Elfattah, A., Mohamed, A., Attia, D., Badr, F., Sadiq, M., Mohamed, O., Salman, Y., Naser, Y., Malek, A. (2025). Acoustical and Mechanical Properties of Sisal and Kenaf Fibers Reinforced Composites. EKB Journal Management System, (), -. doi: 10.21608/itj.2025.311635.1018
Eman M Mustafa; Hatem Mohamed Khalaf; Osama Ahmed Abdelgawad; Ebraheem Shehab; Ahmed abd Elazim abd Elfattah; Amira Hifnawy Mohamed; Doaa Mohammed Attia; Fatma Alsayed Badr; Mai kamal Sadiq; Omnia Ali Mohamed; Yara ALi Salman; Yasmine Naser; abdel Salam Malek. "Acoustical and Mechanical Properties of Sisal and Kenaf Fibers Reinforced Composites". EKB Journal Management System, , , 2025, -. doi: 10.21608/itj.2025.311635.1018
Mustafa, E., Khalaf, H., Abdelgawad, O., Shehab, E., abd Elfattah, A., Mohamed, A., Attia, D., Badr, F., Sadiq, M., Mohamed, O., Salman, Y., Naser, Y., Malek, A. (2025). 'Acoustical and Mechanical Properties of Sisal and Kenaf Fibers Reinforced Composites', EKB Journal Management System, (), pp. -. doi: 10.21608/itj.2025.311635.1018
Mustafa, E., Khalaf, H., Abdelgawad, O., Shehab, E., abd Elfattah, A., Mohamed, A., Attia, D., Badr, F., Sadiq, M., Mohamed, O., Salman, Y., Naser, Y., Malek, A. Acoustical and Mechanical Properties of Sisal and Kenaf Fibers Reinforced Composites. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; (): -. doi: 10.21608/itj.2025.311635.1018

Acoustical and Mechanical Properties of Sisal and Kenaf Fibers Reinforced Composites

Industrial Technology Journal
Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 17 February 2025
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/itj.2025.311635.1018
Authors
Eman M Mustafa* 1; Hatem Mohamed Khalaf2; Osama Ahmed Abdelgawad1; Ebraheem Shehab1; Ahmed abd Elazim abd Elfattah1; Amira Hifnawy Mohamed1; Doaa Mohammed Attia1; Fatma Alsayed Badr1; Mai kamal Sadiq1; Omnia Ali Mohamed1; Yara ALi Salman1; Yasmine Naser1; abdel Salam Malek3
1Textile Department, Faculty of Technology and Education, Suez University
2Acoustics Laboratory, National Institute of Standards (NIS), Giza, Egypt
3Textile Department, Faculty of Technology and Education, Suez University, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
Natural fibers have recently attracted the attention of researchers in the academic and industrial fields due to their porous structure and unique composition. This study aimed to examine the sound absorption coefficient (SAC) values of front and back surfaces of composite materials reinforced with natural fibers. Additionally, the effect of the weight fraction of natural fibers relative to the polyester resin weight on acoustic and mechanical properties was studied. Sisal and Kenaf fibers were used in different proportions (5%, 10% and15%) relative to the resin weight of polyester polymer. The composite material was fabricated using the hand lay-up technique. The acoustic and mechanical properties, specifically hardness and compression stress were measured. Results revealed that the back surface of all samples exhibited 0.01 SAC that means these panels are suitable for building facades. In the case of the front surface, sisal fibers are considered absorbing materials of sound waves compared to kenaf fibers, especially at 10% and 15% of sisal fibers recorded (0.206 and 0.325) SAC respectively. Additionally, hardness and compression decreased as the weight ratio of fibers increased; kenaf fibers showed a greater impact on reducing mechanical fibers properties compared to sisal fibers.
Keywords
acoustic; mechanical; hardness; natural fibers; composites
Statistics
Article View: 158