A comparison and analysis of mechanical properties of glass fiber and banana fiber composite

Natural fibers are plentiful and offer a significant cost savings over fully manufactured composite materials. The usage of natural fibres is widespread in many technological applications requiring great strength and stiffness with little weight. Banana fibre has high mechanical properties and minim...

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Published in:Materials today : proceedings 2022, Vol.52, p.398-402
Main Authors: Karthick, L., Sivakumar, S., Sasikumar, A., Prabhu, A., Senthil Kumar, J., Vadivukarasi, L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Banana Fiber
Comparison
Fracture Toughness
Glass Fiber
Tensile strength
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Summary:Natural fibers are plentiful and offer a significant cost savings over fully manufactured composite materials. The usage of natural fibres is widespread in many technological applications requiring great strength and stiffness with little weight. Banana fibre has high mechanical properties and minimal deformation during testing. Comparison of glass fiber and banana fiber with different fibre volume fraction to get the best fibre. In this work, both fibres are prepared using hand lay-up method. The impact of fibre volume fraction on composite fracture toughness and tensile strength is studied. Comparing fracture toughness will help to choose the best composite material for different automotive applications.
ISSN:2214-7853
2214-7853
DOI:10.1016/j.matpr.2021.09.073