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Investigations on the Thermal and Dynamic-Mechanical Properties of Rattan Cane Fibre (Calamus Deeratus) Filled Epoxy Composites

In this study, the dynamic-mechanical and thermal properties of rattan cane fibre reinforced epoxy were investigated. Varying fractions of the composites with 5 – 30 wt% fibre content and stoichiometric ratio of the epoxy/hardener (2:1) were fabricated using a compression moulding machine at 130 C for about 10 minutes. The laminates were cut to square shapes (15 X 15 cm2) as test samples. FTIR Agilent technology was used to characterize the chemical structure; PerkinElmer TGA 4000 was used to study the heat flow characteristics, SEM model Phenon Prox. was used to study the surface morphology. The results showed that the treated fibre had improved facial adhesion, TGA results showed a decomposition temperature for filler to be at 310 C. SEM shows best micro structure at 10 and 15 Wt.% of fibre, while DMA results depicts best combined values at 25 Wt.% fibre loading for storage & loss moduli and