Evaluation of mechanical and thermal properties of banana–flax based natural fibre composite

Srinivasan, V.; Boopathy, S. Rajendra; Sangeetha, D.; Ramnath, B. Vijaya

doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2014.03.014

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“…The banana/glass fiber reinforced composites have good tensile property with minimum deflection when compared to the flax/glass composites 37 . Also the banana/ flax fibers reinforced composites hold more flexural and impact strengths when compared to the flax/glass fibers reinforced polymer composites.…”

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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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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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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“…Srinivasan et.al [13] investigated the mechanical and thermal properties of banana-flax based composite developed with the help of hand layup followed with compression molding technique. They had developed the composite with one layer of banana fiber is sandwiched between the two layers of flax fibers by hand layup method.…”

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“…Silane-treated fibers and 3% C30B nano clay offered better strength and modulus due to formation of hydrogen bonds of nano clay between fibermatrix interfaces [11]. Srinivasan et.al [13] had observed that the tensile strength of Flax-Banana based GFRP composite is 39 N/mm 2 [19]. Composites containing 20, 40 and 50% date palm fibers have lower void fractions while composite with 60 and 80% have higher void fractions [23].…”

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Development and Characterization of Green Composites: A Review

2015

International Conference on Advancements and Recent Innovations in Mechanical, Production and Industrial Engineering

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Abstract-Research has been going on in the field of development of green composites because of growing concern towards the environmental issues. Green composites have lot of potential than the traditional petroleum based composites which are toxic and non biodegradable. These composites have been used with wide range of applications from automotive sector to construction sector. A green composite consists of natural fibers as a reinforcement and polymer as a matrix material. This article gives the review of recent developments of green composites and the summary of main results presented in literature, with more focus on processing techniques, surface treatment of fibers, mechanical characterization and applications of green composite.

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“…[2].Due to its specific properties like low density to weight ratio and low cost it can be used as potentional reinforcements instead of synthetic fibers in polymer matrix composites. Luffa Acutangula (Brazilian sponge gourds) is from curcubitacea family, and is commonly found in Asian, Central and South America Luffa Acutangula fiber presents some advantages when compared to others tropical fibers like sisal, banana fibers etc.The ripe fruit is in the form of 3D mat like structure and the fibers were arranged multidirectionally as array like structure which represents in the form of an inner fibre core and an outer mat core [1].The hydrophilic nature of fiber and hydrophobic nature of matrix affects the bonding between the fiber and the matrix. The weak fiber/matrix interface reduces the reinforcing efficiency of the fiber and also it reduces the stress transfer from the matrix to load bearing fibers.…”

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Studies on mechanical properties of luffa acutangula/lignite fly ash reinforced composites

Jino¹,

B²,

Ashok³

2018

IJET

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The demand of using natural fibers in various applications were increasing day by day due to its eco friendly nature over the artificial fiber based polymer matrix composites. This paper describes the fabrication and evaluation of mechanical and thermal properties of Luffa Acutangula fiber with and without Lignite Fly Ash. The lignite fly ash was added as a filler material in the ratio of 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, percent of weight along with the matrix and fiber. The laminates were fabricated using hand layup technique and the samples were prepared based on ASTM standards for testings.The tensile test was performed using universal testing machine. The addition of filler lignite fly ash has shown the improvement in mechanical and thermal properties of laminated composites. The Tensile, flexural, and compression test was conducted for the fabricated samples and it was observed that the influence of lignite fly ash on natural fiber leads to the increase in tensile strength and compressive strength but the flexural strength was reduced for the fabricated laminates with the filler material lignite fly ash. The morphological analysis was carried out for finding the fractured surface and material failures using scanning electron microscope (SEM).

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Evaluation of mechanical and thermal properties of banana–flax based natural fibre composite

Cited by 237 publications

References 29 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

Development and Characterization of Green Composites: A Review

Studies on mechanical properties of luffa acutangula/lignite fly ash reinforced composites

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