Comparative Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Natural Fiber Reinforced Polyester Composites

Abstract:

The aim of present experimental investigation is to compare the mechanical properties of Sisal, jute and kenaf fiber reinforced with glass fiber in polyester matrix hybrid composites. Hybrid composites were fabricated by hand lay-up technique. The tensile, flexural and impact tests were carried out on different composite samples as per the ASTM standards. It was observed that the tensile strength of jute/glass fiber composite is 1.94 and 1.59 times more than that of sisal/glass and kenaf/glass composites, respectively. The flexural load carrying capacity of sisal/glass composite is 3.4 and 2.83 times greater than those of jute/glass and kenaf/glass composites, respectively. Also, it can be seen that impact strength of jute/glass composite is almost equal to that of kenaf/glass composite and 1.13 times more than that of sisal/glass composite.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 592-594)
• Pages: 92-96
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.592-594.92
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: V. Muthukumar*, R. Venkatasamy, V. Mariselvam, A. Sureshbabu, N. Senthilkumar, A. Antony George Fernando
• Keywords: ASTM Standard, Hand Lay-up Technique, Hybrid Composite, Mechanical Property

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