Investigation and Study of Mechanical Properties of Areca Shell Fiber and Palm Powder Natural Composites
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE) - Year 2018, Vol 15, Issue 6
Abstract
Natural fibers are considered to have potential use as reinforcing material in polymer matrix composites because of their good strength, stiffness, low cost, less weight and environment friendly. The interest in natural fiber-reinforced polymer composite materials is rapidly growing both in terms of their industrial applications and fundamental research. They are renewable, cheap, completely or partially recyclable, inexpensive, moderate weight, eco-friendly and biodegradable. In the present work an effort has been made to study the mechanical properties of Areca shell fiber, Areca palm powder and Epoxy reinforced natural composites. It is found from the result that, the mechanical properties of tensile, flexural and impact test of treated areca shell fiber composites is more compared to untreated areca shell fiber composites. In compression and hardness test the untreated areca shell fiber composites have shown better results than compare to treated areca shell fiber composites. From the investigation it is better identified that mechanical properties of Areca shell fiber and Areca palm powder composites shown better strength properties compared to commercially available Nuwood.
Authors and Affiliations
Somashekhara J, Ramesh B T, Vinay Belagavi, Madhu H T
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