02102nam a2200241 a 4500 vtls000075149 KUKTEM 20251114204549.0 131008t2013 my da f m 000 0 eng d THE0005022(Local) 201905140916 SHAHRILJ 201311181651 nabilah 201310221656 nabilah 201310080954 nabilah UMP TS875 .T45 2013 rs Bc. Thivagar Sugumaran Use of carbon fibers to enhance the physical and mechanical properties of wood composites / Thivagar s/o Sugumaran Kuantan, Pahang : UMP, 2013 xiv, 84 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. + 1 CD-ROM Project paper (Bachelor of Chemical Engineering) -- Universiti Malaysia Pahang – 2013 Bibliography : p. 79-81 Medium Density Fiberboard is one type of board used widely in wood industry. Malaysia is one of the top exporters of MDF in the world. These boards becoming less popular in market due to low physical and mechanical strength. This research is on increasing the mechanical and physical property of MDF board by using carbon fiber as filler. The carbon fiber has the ability to increase mechanical properties of MDF. The main purpose of this research is to enhance the mechanical properties of the wood composite boards and the surface smoothness of the boards. The carbon fiber is first treated with nitric acid to modify the surface. The treated carbon fiber then used in the manufacturing of MDF boards. The different percentage of carbon fiber was used for comparing the results. The result shows that, adding carbon fiber as filler had improved the MOR, IB and thickness swelling values, as compared to standard board. So, it proved that the carbon fiber can improve the thermal and mechanical properties of wood composites. As a conclusion, the improvement of mechanical properties of wood composites will increase the demand of Malaysian MDF in global market. Fiberboard 0 0 0 1 10000 10000 2019-09-04 0 TS875 .T45 2013 rs Bc. 0000074845 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 2019-09-04 PSM 0 0 0 1 10000 10000 2019-09-04 0 CD 7122 | TS875 .T45 2013 rs Bc. 0000074846 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 2019-09-04 PSM VIRTUA40 4182 4188 VTLSSORT0080*0200*0400*0900*1000*2450*2600*3000*5020*5040*5200*6500*9992