A review on the tensile properties of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites

Ku, Harry S.; Wang, Hao; Pattarachaiyakoop, N.; Trada, M.

doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2011.01.010

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“…However, it has some of the disadvantages like poor surface characteristics, more moisture absorption, quality variations, etc. The tensile load carrying capacity of the natural fiber reinforced composites are found to be increasing with the fiber content up to an optimum level and then start declining 18 .…”

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Mechanical and Water Intake Properties of Banana-Carbon Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

Ramesh

Ravi²,

Manikandan³

et al. 2017

Mat. Res.

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The concern for the environmental pollution and the prevention of resources has attracted researchers to develop new eco-friendly green materials based on sustainability principles. In this experimental study, there are six different composite samples were fabricated by using banana and carbon fibers with epoxy resin matrix. The mechanical properties such as tensile strength, flexural strength, impact strength, and water uptake properties of these composites have been evaluated. The composites reinforced with pure carbon fibers can hold the maximum tensile strength of 288.03 MPa, flexural strength of 3.12 kN, impact strength of 4.58 J and water intake percentage of 62.3%. Whereas the composites reinforced with carbon and banana fibers can withstand the maximum tensile strength of 277.06 MPa, flexural strength of 3.07 kN, impact strength of 4.36 J and water intake percentage of 70%. The finite element analysis has been carried out to predict the mechanical properties of the composites by using ANSYS 15.0. The experimental results are compared with the predicted values and have found that, there is a high correlation occurs between the results. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis is carried out to study the fiber matrix interfaces and analyse the structure of the fractured and water absorbed surfaces.

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Mechanical and Water Intake Properties of Banana-Carbon Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

Ramesh

Ravi²,

Manikandan³

et al. 2017

Mat. Res.

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“…The Bahia (BA) state, in the Northeast Region of Brazil, has the largest production of natural fibers, mainly coconut, piassava and sisal. These fibers have been investigated as reinforcement of thermoplastics because of their characteristics like low density, low cost, biodegradability, non-toxicity and renewability [1][2][3][4] .…”

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Study of Composites Produced with Recovered Polypropylene and Piassava Fiber

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This work addresses the use of piassava fibers (PF) as reinforcement for recovered polypropylene (PPr) in the manufacturing of composites. The composites were molded with variable amounts of PF (10, 20 and 30 wt%), with and without maleic anhydride functionalized polypropylene (MAPP) (10 wt%) as compatibilizer. The composites were characterized using mechanical tests (flexural, tensile, impact and hardness), thermal analyses (thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry), along with evaluations of heat deflection temperature, melting flow index, density and morphology. Tensile and flexural strength of composites increased with PF content, but impact strength decreased, since the material became stiffer. The use of MAPP in the formulations yielded superior properties, showing good fiber/matrix interaction. In all, the use of PF as reinforcement in PPr was considered an interesting way of reducing solid waste and to reinforce plastics, being a possible alternative for the substitution of wood in WPC composites.

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“…Compatibility to other resins may require further treatments. A large amount of studies is available for the mechanical, thermal, rheological and impact characterization of jute fibres and their composites [8,16]. Typical properties of jute are as follows: density of 1.3-1.4 g/cm 3 , elongation at failure of 1.5-1.8%, tensile strength of 400-800 MPa and Young's modulus (E) of 15-30 GPa.…”

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“…The use of jute is related to the attractive strength and toughness properties of this reinforcement material (between 1/8 and 1/4 of E-glass fibres [16]) and wide use in several fields of industry, equally to flax, and showing higher stiffness than other common natural fibres such as Sisal [17]. Moreover, the specific gravity of jute is nearly half that of glass fibres (%1.3 compared to %2.5), which makes it a viable replacement, allowing to match the stiffness of glass fibre components at a smaller weight (the stiffness of jute fibres is nearly 80% that of glass fibres [18]) and cost (the cost per weight of jute may achieve 1/9 that of glass fibres).…”

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Fracture toughness determination of adhesive and co-cured joints in natural fibre composites

Campilho

Moura

Gonçalves

et al. 2013

Composites Part B: Engineering

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a b s t r a c tAdhesive bonding has become more efficient in the last few decades due to the adhesives developments, granting higher strength and ductility. On the other hand, natural fibre composites have recently gained interest due to the low cost and density. It is therefore essential to predict the fracture behavior of joints between these materials, to assess the feasibility of joining or repairing with adhesives. In this work, the tensile fracture toughness (G c n ) of adhesive joints between natural fibre composites is studied, by bonding with a ductile adhesive and co-curing. Conventional methods to obtain G c n are used for the co-cured specimens, while for the adhesive within the bonded joint, the J-integral is considered. For the J-integral calculation, an optical measurement method is developed for the evaluation of the crack tip opening and adherends rotation at the crack tip during the test, supported by a Matlab sub-routine for the automated extraction of these quantities. As output of this work, an optical method that allows an easier and quicker extraction of the parameters to obtain G c n than the available methods is proposed (by the J-integral technique), and the fracture behaviour in tension of bonded and co-cured joints in jute-reinforced natural fibre composites is also provided for the subsequent strength prediction. Additionally, for the adhesively-bonded joints, the tensile cohesive law of the adhesive is derived by the direct method.

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A review on the tensile properties of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites

Cited by 1,944 publications

References 23 publications

Mechanical and Water Intake Properties of Banana-Carbon Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

Mechanical and Water Intake Properties of Banana-Carbon Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

Study of Composites Produced with Recovered Polypropylene and Piassava Fiber

Fracture toughness determination of adhesive and co-cured joints in natural fibre composites

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