Experimental Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Hemp-Banana-Glass Fiber Reinforced Composites

Abstract:

Due to desirable properties and its role of natural and manmade fibers reinforced composite materials are growing in a faster rate in the field of engineering and technology. Now-a-days the treated natural composites are serves better in terms of corrosive resistance, and other desirable properties when compared to the traditional materials. The main aim of this experimental study is to fabricate and investigate the mechanical properties such as tensile strengths, flexural strengths and impact strengths of NaOH treated and hemp-banana-glass fibers reinforced hybrid composites. From the experimental results, it has been noted that the treated hemp-banana-glass fibers reinforced hybrid epoxy composites exhibited superior properties and used as an alternate material for synthetic fiber reinforced composite materials. Morphological studies are carried out to analyze the interfacial characteristics, internal structures, fiber failure mode and fractured surfaces by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 766-767)
• Pages: 167-172
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.766-767.167
• Online since: June 2015
• Authors: R. Bhoopathi, C. Deepa*, G. Sasikala, M. Ramesh
• Keywords: Hemp-Banana-Glass Fiber Composites, Mechanical Properties, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Treated Hybrid Composites

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