Call for Papers : Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2024, Open Access; Impact Factor; Peer Reviewed Journal; Fast Publication

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Effective utilization of natural fibers (sisal, jute and banana) in framing composite material for replacement of compressed wood

The usage of natural fiber composites is growing at a faster rate and is actively being measured as an alternate material for synthetic fiber and wood. In the present work, an attempt has been made to fabricate the sisal-jute-banana fibers by knitting together and placed unidirectional mixed with polyester resin composite and to evaluate the mechanical properties such as tensile strength and flexural strength. Five types of hybrid laminates composites are fabricated using manual layup technique. Polyester resin is used as matrix material in the present work. The specimens are prepared according to ASTM standard and the experiments were conducted on a universal testing machine (UTM). From the experimental results it has been perceived that the sisal-jute-banana fiber hybrid composites showed superior properties when compare to pure composites.

Author: 
Jeyaram, A., Vethamoorthy, A., Thangaraj, M., Sheik Arafath, I., Nambiraj, N. and Gopikumar, S
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