Journal
COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
Volume 114, Issue -, Pages 121-127Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.01.044
Keywords
Natural fiber; Aluminum; Electromagnetic interference shielding; Sandwich structure; Hybrid composites
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Using natural fiber mats, aluminum sheets and epoxy resin, hybrid composites were fabricated through vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) process. With novel sandwich structures, these hybrid composites contain natural fiber-based shells and ultra-thin aluminum sheet core. The hybrid composites offered excellent electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding performance with good mechanical properties inherited from aluminum sheets and natural fiber-based composites, respectively. Furthermore, the shell material (natural fiber-based composites) provides protection of the aluminum sheets from exposing to atmosphere directly to prevent being corroded. In this study, the EMI shielding effectiveness, microstructure, flexure property, tensile property, and internal bonding strength of the hybrid composites were examined. The excellent EMI shielding performance and good mechanical properties enable the new hybrid composites to be used as engineering materials in the EMI protection fields. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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