MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF NATURAL FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES: AN OVERVIEW
Keywords:
Cyperus Pangorei, Thermoset resin, Static Mechanical PropertiesAbstract
During the course of evolution, the traditional knowledge and practices developed by our ancestors on various uses of plants have been transmitted to future generations. Among the commonly used plant species by man, the fiber yielding plants hold the second position after the food plants with respect to their economic potential. In the last few years, the components obtained from bio fiber reinforced composite material are mostly used to produce the non-structural parts. The natural fibers such as Coir, Sisal, Zea, Banana and Korai were selected in the present investigation for the fabrication of polymer composites. The mechanical properties such as tensile strength, flexural strength, impact strength and compression strength of randomly oriented natural fiber Reinforced polymer composites were evaluated and compared in the present Investigation. The new variety of stem fiber such as Cyperus Pangorei was identified and it was effectively used in polymer composites.
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