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Introduction
Classification
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Hybrid Polymer Composite using vinyl ester with banana and tamarind fibre.
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Hybrid Polymer Composite using vinyl ester with banana and tamarind fibre.
Advantages :
Disadvantages :
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Hybrid Polymer Composite using vinyl ester with banana and tamarind fibre.
Applications
Polymer Matrix Composites (PMC) are used for manufacturing:
secondary load-bearing aerospace structures, boat bodies, canoes,
kayaks, automotive parts, radio controlled vehicles, sport goods (golf
clubs, skis, tennis racquets, fishing rods), bullet-proof vests and other
armor parts, brake and clutch linings.
Fibre-reinforced Composites:
Examples:
1.sports equipment, carbon fibres in a thermosetting polymer matrix.
2.cars and some automobiles, composites made of glass fibres in a
thermosetting matrix.
3.Aerospace vehicles such as Airplane, Missile, shuttle ,composites
4.made of carbon fibres in a thermosetting matrix
Boats, ships
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Hybrid Polymer Composite using vinyl ester with banana and tamarind fibre.
LITERATURE SURVEY:
Merlini et al. [1] (2011) have studied the effect surface treatment on
the chemical properties of banana fiber and reported that treated
banana fiber give higher shear interfacial stress and tensile strength
when compared with the untreated fiber.
Dhieb et al. [2] (2011) have studied about the surface and sub-
surface degradation of unidirectional carbon fiber and have given
many conclusion such as under sliding in demineralized water, the
most simple degradation was detected on sliding in anti-parallel
direction.
Shankar et al. [3] [Vol. 1, 2013]have studied and reported that the
ultimate tensile strength value maximum at 15% and then decreases
with increasing in fiber starting from 15% to 20%. They also reported
that the flexural strength value decreasing from 5% to 10% (87.31
MPa) and after that the value increased from fiber
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Hybrid Polymer Composite using vinyl ester with banana and tamarind fibre.
Laban et al. [6] (2001), has studied on the physical and mechanical
behavior of banana fiber reinforced polymer composite and noticed
that kraft mashed banana fiber material has better flexural strength.
The tensile strength is detected maximum at 30 mm fiber length
whereas the impact strength is noticed maximum at 40 mm length of
fiber. Consolidation of 40% untreated banana fibers gives 20% rise in
the tensile strength and 34% rise in impact strength.
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To this end, the current work has undertaken with the objectives to
investigate the mechanical properties of banana fiber based epoxy
composites
Objectives :
c) These fillers are cheap and non toxic can be obtain from
renewable source and are easily recyclable.
d) Fabrication of a new class polymer based hybrid composites
reinforced with oriented banana fibres.
e ) Evaluation of mechanical properties such as tensile strength, for
these composites.
f ) To study the influence of fibre parameters such as fibre and fibre
orientation on the mechanical behaviour of the composites.
METHODOLOGY
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Hybrid Polymer Composite using vinyl ester with banana and tamarind fibre.
Materials Used
Resins: vinyl ester resin.
Fibres: Natural fibres(Banana).
Fabrication methods
Compression moulding technique , Hand layup process.
Hand lay-up technique
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Hybrid Polymer Composite using vinyl ester with banana and tamarind fibre.
TESTING METHODS
TENSILE TEST :The tensile testing provides us the values for Peak
load, Ultimate tensile stress, and the percentage of elongation for the
materials.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES:
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Thus, the expected result for the Impact resistance values and water
absorption properties are really good. Due to treated fibres with alkali
substances, it is found that the tensile properties are good. Since, the
vinyl ester resin is a non- corrosive material they can be used to
replace the materials in the marine applications, which require Higher
Impact resistance.
REFERENCES:
2. Dhieb H., Buijnsters J. G., Eddoumy F., Vázquez L., Celis J.P.,
Surface and Sub-Surface Degradation of Unidirectional Carbon Fiber
Reinforced Epoxy Composites Under Dry and Wet Reciprocating
Sliding, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 55
(2013), pp. 53–62.
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Hybrid Polymer Composite using vinyl ester with banana and tamarind fibre.
4. Sumaila M., Amber I., Bawa M., Effect of Fiber Length on the
Physical and Mechanical Properties of Random Oriented, Nonwoven
Short banana (Musa Balbisiana) Fiber/Epoxy Composite, Asian
Journal of Natural & Applied Sciences, 2 (2013), pp. 39-49.
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