The Effect of Fumigation Treatment of King Pineapple Leaf Fiber (Agave Cantala Roxb) on Length of Fiber Critical Using Epoxy Matrix

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to determine the critical length of the king pineapple leaf fiber (KPLF) due to fumigation treatment with time variations. To determine the critical length is done by pull out test. The pull-out test was conducted to determine the adhesive properties of the KPLF interface with the epoxy matrix by implanting KPLF without and with the fuming treatment into the epoxy matrix then being withdrawn with a certain load and in quantity it can provide tensile stress information which can then be converted into a shear stress fiber with epoxy matrix. The measurement results show the effect of fogging treatment for 15 hours on KPLF, can increase the shear stress of the epoxy matrix interface by 16.75 MPa with a length of 1 mm and a critical length of 4,53 mm.