Void and Moisture Content of Fiber Reinforced Composites

Nurul Zuhairah Mahmud Zuhudi; Afiq Faizul Zulkifli; Muzafar Zulkifli; Ahmad Naim Ahmad  Yahaya; Nurhayati Mohd Nur; Khairul Dahri Mohd Aris

Authors

Nurul Zuhairah Mahmud Zuhudi Aerospace Section, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology (UniKL MIAT), Lot 2891, Jalan Jenderam Hulu, 43800, Dengkil, Selangor, Malaysia
Afiq Faizul Zulkifli Aerospace Section, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology (UniKL MIAT), Lot 2891, Jalan Jenderam Hulu, 43800, Dengkil, Selangor, Malaysia
Muzafar Zulkifli Green Chemistry and Sustainable Cluster, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering Technology, 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia
Ahmad Naim Ahmad Yahaya Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Chemical and Bioengineering Technology, 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia
Nurhayati Mohd Nur Aerospace Section, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology (UniKL MIAT), Lot 2891, Jalan Jenderam Hulu, 43800, Dengkil, Selangor, Malaysia
Khairul Dahri Mohd Aris Aerospace Section, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology (UniKL MIAT), Lot 2891, Jalan Jenderam Hulu, 43800, Dengkil, Selangor, Malaysia

Keywords:

Void, moisture content, pre-preg, natural fiber composites

Abstract

In this paper, a review of the void and moisture content studies of fiber reinforced composites for both, synthetic and natural based fibers are presented. The review summarized the research papers in which include experimental and theoretical works that related to the void and moisture content studies. In addition to that, this review paper highlighting a few research studies conducted in literature on the effects of the void and moisture on the mechanical performances of the composite. Few common measurement methods used for the void and moisture determination are discussed here. The aims of this review, mainly to capture the trend ranging from the recent five years back and summarize the various studies and to compare the most common method for the determination of the void and moisture content. This paper is providing a baseline in the selection of the methods for the future work of the author’s work with regard to the reduction of the presence of voids and moisture occur during the impregnation process of pre-pregs and their fiber reinforced composites, especially when using natural-based fiber.