Tensile and Flexural Properties of Cat-Tail Fiber Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Composite | |
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( Volume 2 Issue 8,August 2016 ) OPEN ACCESS | |
Author(s): | |
Jaligari Narsaiah, K.V.S. Phani | |
Abstract: | |
Composite material is a combination of two or more materials/fibers prepared to improve the desired mechanical and chemical properties. Composite materials are widely used in many light weight and high strength application because of their excellent directional oriented properties. Economy and heavy strength of these composites make them to be used in many applications. Conventional fiber reinforcement has high strength and durability, which are not eco-friendly and biodegradable. Natural fiber have high strength, eco-friendly, biodegradable and recyclable. So, natural fibers have more advantage over conventional fiber in this regard. In this project an attempt has been made to fabricate a natural composite with unsaturated polyester resin. The reinforcement consists of cat-tail fiber; Tensile and flexural properties are evaluated as per ASTM standards of D 5083-02 and 790-03. The samples were prepared with various fiber volumes. It was found that the tensile strength improved by increasing the fiber volume content. Tensile strength was upto 109.83 Mpa. Flexural strength was maximum with fiber volume ratio of the order 9820.8 Mpa. |
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