Abdullah Kafi

Abdullah Kafi

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Abdullah Kafi

RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

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Academic Career Length

21Years (2006-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 April 2006 in Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites
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AKAbdullah- Al- Kafi
Abdullah- Al- Kafi
MAM. Z. Abedin
M. Z. Abedin
MBMohammad Dalour Hossen Beg
Mohammad Dalour Hossen Beg
KPKim Pickering
Kim Pickering
MKMubarak A. Khan
Mubarak A. Khan
Jute fiber (Hessian cloth) and E-glass fiber (mat)-reinforced, unsaturated polyester (USP) resin along with additives and initiator, composites are prepared by the hand layup technique at room temperature (25°C). Jute fiber content in the composites is optimized with the extent of mechanical properties, and composites with 25% jute show higher mechanical properties. The mechanical properties are found to increase with the incorporation of dissimilar portions of glass fiber into the jute fiber-reinforced composite. Among all the resulting hybrid composites, the composite with a jute to glass ratio of 1: 3 demonstrates improved mechanical properties, such as tensile strength (TS) 125%, tensile modulus (TM) 49%, bending strength (BS) 162%, and bending modulus (BM) 235% over untreated jute composite. To further improve the properties, the surface of jute and glass fiber is irradiated under UV radiation of different intensities. UV pretreated jute and glass fibers (1: 3) at optimum intensities show the highest mechanical properties, such as TS 70%, TM 33%, BS 40%, and BM 43% compared to untreated jute-and glass-based hybrid composites. UV-modified jute/glass-reinforced hybrid composites also show the best of Charpy impact strength (40 kJ/m2). The interfacial adhesion between jute/glass and USP is monitored by a scanning electronic microscope (SEM).

1 March 2014 in Carbon
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MHMickey G. Huson
Mickey G. Huson
JCJeffrey S. Church
Jeffrey S. Church
AKAbdullah A. Kafi
Abdullah A. Kafi
AWAndrea Woodhead
Andrea Woodhead
JKJiyi Khoo
Jiyi Khoo
BFBronwyn Fox
Bronwyn Fox

1 April 2014 in Composites Science and Technology
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AKAbdullah Kafi
Abdullah Kafi
MHMickey Huson
Mickey Huson
CCClaudia Creighton
Claudia Creighton
JKJiyi Khoo
Jiyi Khoo
LMLuca Mazzola
Luca Mazzola
BFBronwyn Fox
Bronwyn Fox

1 April 2013 in Carbon
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LSLinden Servinis
Linden Servinis
LHLuke Henderson
Luke Henderson
TGThomas R. Gengenbach
Thomas R. Gengenbach
AKAbdullah A. Kafi
Abdullah A. Kafi
MHMickey G. Huson
Mickey G. Huson
BFBronwyn Fox
Bronwyn Fox

1 October 2011 in Composites Science and Technology
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AKAbdullah A. Kafi
Abdullah A. Kafi
KMKevin Magniez
Kevin Magniez
BFBronwyn Fox
Bronwyn Fox

7 March 2023 in The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
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KRKaifur Rashed
Kaifur Rashed
AKAbdullah Kafi
Abdullah Kafi
RSRanya Simons
Ranya Simons
SBStuart Bateman
Stuart Bateman