A novel palm sheath and sugarcane bagasse fiber based hybrid composites for automotive applications: An experimental approach

A novel hybrid composite was developed from natural fibers and the mechanical properties were investigated in this work. The palm sheath and sugarcane bagasse fibres were the natural fibers used and epoxy resin was the matrix. By using compression‐molding machine, various samples were prepared by va...

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Published in:Polymer composites 2021-01, Vol.42 (1), p.512-521
Main Authors: Marichelvam, M. K., Manimaran, P, Verma, Akarsh, Sanjay, M. R., Siengchin, Suchart, Kandakodeeswaran, K, Geetha, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bagasse
Dashboards
epoxy resin
Epoxy resins
Fibers
Flexural strength
Hardness
Hybrid composites
Impact strength
mechanical characterization
Mechanical properties
micro‐structural analysis
Modulus of elasticity
Molding machines
palm sheath fiber
Pressure molding
Sheaths
Sugarcane
sugarcane bagasse fiber
Tensile properties
Tensile strength
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Summary:A novel hybrid composite was developed from natural fibers and the mechanical properties were investigated in this work. The palm sheath and sugarcane bagasse fibres were the natural fibers used and epoxy resin was the matrix. By using compression‐molding machine, various samples were prepared by varying the weight proportions of fibers. The performance of fibers was investigated under untreated and NaOH treated conditions. The tensile properties, flexural properties, hardness, and impact properties were evaluated using ASTM standards. The best sample was determined based on the experimental results. The best sample had the tensile strength of 19.80 ± 0.78 MPa, Young's Modulus of 0.953 ± 0.076 GPa, flexural strength of 28.79 MPa, impact strength of 2 kJ/m2, and the hardness value of 38.02 HD. The best sample was used to develop an automobile dashboard to justify its application.
ISSN:0272-8397
1548-0569
DOI:10.1002/pc.25843