Experimental Study on Mechanical Properties of Randomly Oriented Natural Fiber Hybrid Composites

Document Type : Short Communication

Authors

1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Ranganathar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Athipalayam, Coimbatore, India

2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vidya Academy of Science and Technology Technical Campus, Kilimanoor, Kerala, India

3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Coimbatore Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India

Abstract

Natural fibers such as banana, sisal, snake grass, coir, hemp, jute and so on are armed with enormous advantages like less weight, reliability, recyclability and environmental friendly nature. Such fibers may enhance the system’s performance by acting as additives with the thermoplastics in different perspectives. Besides the natural composites, hybrid composites facilitate the design of material with specific property matched to an application. In the present work an attempt has been made to manufacture and test the banana and snake grass short fiber reinforced hybrid polyester composites in random orientation and random lay-up. Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide was used as the coupling agent and Cobalt Naphthalene as the catalyst. Hand layup technique was used to manufacture the composites. Relative volume fraction of the fibers was varied between 2.5-12.5% in the ratio 1:1. Properties like tensile strength and modulus, flexural strength and modulus  are measured  for the composites  by conducting  the appropriate tests according to  ASTM standards.

Keywords

References

1.     Rajesh, M. and Pitchaimani, J., 2017. Mechanical properties of natural fiber braided yarn woven composite: comparison with conventional yarn woven composite. Journal of Bionic Engineering, 14(1), pp.141-150.
2.     Srinivas, K., Naidu, A.L. and Bahubalendruni, M.R., 2017. A review on chemical and mechanical properties of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites. International Journal of Performability Engineering, 13(2), pp.189-200.
3.     Khalil, H.A., Bhat, I.U.H., Jawaid, M., Zaidon, A., Hermawan, D. and Hadi, Y.S., 2012. Bamboo fibre reinforced biocomposites: A review. Materials & Design, 42, pp.353-368.
4.     Musalaiah, G.,Suresh, B.V.,Tanniru, M.,Ramakrishna Reddy, P., 2017. Development and mechanical characterisation of glass fibre reinforced polymer composite. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, 8(7), 231-239.
5.     Swolfs, Y., Gorbatikh, L. and Verpoest, I., 2014. Fibre hybridisation in polymer composites: a review. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 67, pp.181-200.
6.     Arthanarieswaran, V.P., Kumaravel, A. and Kathirselvam, M., 2014. Evaluation of mechanical properties of banana and sisal fiber reinforced epoxy composites: Influence of glass fiber hybridization. Materials & Design, 64, pp.194-202.
7.     Mishra, V. and Biswas, S., 2013. Physical and mechanical properties of bi-directional jute fiber epoxy composites. Procedia Engineering, 51, pp.561-566.
8.     Mylsamy, K. and Rajendran, I., 2011. The mechanical properties, deformation and thermomechanical properties of alkali treated and untreated Agave continuous fibre reinforced epoxy composites. Materials & Design, 32(5), pp.3076-3084.
9.     Sapuan, S.M., Leenie, A., Harimi, M. and Beng, Y.K., 2006. Mechanical properties of woven banana fibre reinforced epoxy composites. Materials & Design, 27(8), pp.689-693.
10.   Jindal, U.C., 1986. Development and testing of bamboo-fibres reinforced plastic composites. Journal of Composite Materials, 20(1), pp.19-29.
Iranian (Iranica) Journal of Energy & Environment
Volume 11, Issue 1
March 2020
Pages 70-74

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics