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Assistant Professor, Department Of Mechanical Engineering, QIS College Of Engineering & Technology, Ongole
Assistant Professor, Department Of Mechanical Engineering, Potti Sriramulu Chalavadi Mallikharjuna Rao College
Of Engineering And Technology, Vijayawada.
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Assistant Professor, Department Of Mechanical Engineering, Lingayas College Of Management & Technology,
Nunna
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Assistant Professor, Department Of Mechanical Engineering, QIS College Of Engineering & Technology, Ongole
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ABSTRACT:
the interest in natural fiber-reinforced polymer composite materials is rapidly growing both in terms of their industrial
applications and fundamental research. The natural fiber composites are more environmentally friendly, and their
availability, renewability, low density, and price as well as satisfactory mechanical properties make them an attractive
ecological alternative to glass, carbon and man-made fibers used for the manufacturing of composites. The main
objective of this project is to investigate the effect of NaOH solution on the mechanical properties of Banana fiber in
polyester composites. The composites have been made by with and without treatment of NaOH solution using polymer
matrix using Banana fiber. Mechanical properties such as tensile, impact and bending strengths were Studied by
Carrying out respective tests with varying weights of fiber (0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2 gms). The tensile, impact and bending
Strength of Banana fiber reinforced composites with NaOH solution was found to be increased when compared with
without NaOH solution by varying fiber content. The concentrated of NaOH solution (5%) to water (for 1lit).
I.
INTRODUCTION
is
a
white
solid
and
highly
caustic metallic base and alkali salt of sodium which
is available in pellets, flakes, granules, and as
prepared solutions at a number of different
concentrations.[ Sodium hydroxide forms an
approximately
50%
(by
weight) saturated
solution with water. Sodium hydroxide is soluble
in water, ethanol,and methanol.
This alkali is deliquescent andreadilyabsorbs moistu
re and carbon dioxide in air.
Sodium hydroxide is used in many industries,
mostly as a strong chemical base in the manufacture
of pulp and paper, textiles,
drinking, soaps and detergents and
as
a drain
cleaner. Worldwide production in 2004 was
approximately 60 million tonnes, while demand was
51 million tonnes.
1.2. Banana Fiber:
The banana plant is a large perennial herb
with leaf sheaths that form trunk-like pseudo stems.
The plant has 8 - 12 leaves that are up to 9 ft long
and 2 ft wide. Root development may be extensive
in loose soil in some cases up to 30 ft laterally.
Other plant descriptions vary; it depends on the
variety the term "banana" is also used as the
common name for the plants which produce the
fruit. This can extend to other members of the
genus Musa like
the scarlet
banana (Musa
coccinea), pink banana (Musa velutina) and the Fe'i
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II.
PROCEDURE
III.
TESTING OF COMPOSITES
IV.
RESULTS
Where, P = Load
A = Area
Of
Banana
Fiber
3PL
2bt 2
Where,
b= width of specimen (mm)
L=span length of specimen (mm)
t =thickness of specimen (mm)
P=maximum load
Impact Properties Of Composites:
The bending strength calculated from the
following relations.
VI
Maximum impact strength =
Where,
VI = energy observed
T = thickness.
4.1 Comparison Of With And Without Naoh
Treatment Composites:
Tensile Properties Of Banana Fiber Composite:
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Properties
Of
Banana
Fiber
V.
Of
Banana
Fiber
CONCLUSIONS
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