This paper presents the study of the tensile properties of Sansevieria trifasciata -fiber (here after called STF) reinforced polyester composites. The composite sample was fabricated with five different fiber lengths of STF (2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 mm). The fabrication was made by hand lay-up technique. Mechanical properties were determined using tensile testing. An interact between fiber and matrix was observed from the SEM (scanning electron microscope) micrographs. The study reveals that the tensile strength increased with fiber length without effecting the elongation at break of the composite.

This paper presents the study of the tensile properties of Sansevieria trifasciata – fiber (here after called STF) reinforced polyester composites. The composite sample was fabricated with five different fiber lengths of STF (2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 mm). The fabrication was made by hand lay-up technique. Mechanical properties were determined using tensile testing. An interact between fiber and matrix was observed from the SEM (scanning electron microscope) micrographs. The study reveals that the tensile strength increased with fiber length without effecting the elongation at break of the composite.

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Rice husk particles are one of the important agriculture waste products and wood dust particles are left to degrade of its own in many wood cutting industries. In the present work, polyester resin based composite laminates are manufactured by filling the mixed solution consisting of polyester resin with rice husk and wood dust fillers into a mould. The tensile test was conducted in a Universal testing machine as per ASTM: D638 standard. The flexural test was conducted in a Universal testing machine as per ASTM: D790 standard. The hardness test was conducted in a Shore hardness tester as per ASTM D2240 standard.