scholarly journals Exploration of Tensile, Flexural and Chemical Inertness Properties of Sisal Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites-Surface Analysis

Author(s):  
N. Selva Kumar ◽  
T. M. Sakthi Muruga ◽  
S. Ganapathy ◽  
K. Arulkumar

Our Experimentation finds, reaction of fibre external analysis on tensile, flexural and chemical resistance properties were studied for sisal fibre reinforced composites. Fibre surface analysis has done to produce link between fibre and the matrix to improve the mechanical properties. Fibre surface analysis were done by boiled the sisal fibres in different % of NaOH and treated the fibres in different % of NaOH, treated in acetic acid and methanol. Polyester resin have used as the matrix for preparing the composites and these properties for Natural sisal fibre reinforced composites were also studied. From the results it was observed that 25% NaOH boiled sisal fibre reinforced composites have higher tensile, flexural properties than other composites. Natural sisal fibre composites show fewer properties than treated composites. Chemical inertness properties indicate that all sisal fibre reinforced composites are resistance to all chemical agents except carbon tetra chloride.

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-112
Author(s):  
Sasikumar Gnanasekaran ◽  
Sivasangari Ayyappan

Natural fibres namely sisal, jute, kenaf, hemp, abaca and banana are mainly used in industries for developing Natural fibres composites. They find many applications such as automobiles, furniture, packing and construction due to many merits such as their low cost, good mechanical properties, non-toxic, low weight, less damage to processing equipment, improved surface finish, abundant and renewable resources. The objective of this paper is to review the applications of various kenaf fibre reinforced polymer composites which will provide a base for further research in this area.


2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 295-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Francis ◽  
S. Rajaram ◽  
A. Mohanakrishnan ◽  
B. Ashok

AbstractThe composite materials plays a vital role in increase the strength and weight reduction purpose. The natural fibers increase the additional strength to the composites. This paper is related to the mechanical properties of the sisal fiber reinforced composites and it is compared with the another preparation of sisal fiber reinforced composite. The graphs shows the comparison about the mechanical properties on the fiber reinforced composites. The strength can be improved by using some melted polypropylene to increase the bonding between the matrix and the fiber. The sample material is immersed in water for twenty four hours and at the same time the properties also measured by using various testing methods. The final comparison indicates the better process for the preparation of the composite.


Author(s):  
E. Mikinka ◽  
M. Siwak

AbstractUsing carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding has become a rapidly emerging field. This state-of-the-art review summarises all the recent research advancements in the field of electromagnetic shielding properties of CFRP composites, with exclusive attention paid to experimental work. It focuses on (1) important mechanisms and physical phenomena in the shielding process for anisotropic carbon-fibre composites and (2) shielding performance of CFRP materials as reported in the literature, with important performance-affecting parameters. The key properties which directly influence the shielding performance are identified, the most critical being the carbon-fibre concentration along with length for discontinuous carbon-fibre-filled polymers and the lay-up for continuous carbon-fibre-reinforced composites. The effect of adding conductive inclusions such as metal or carbon nanotubes is also reviewed. It is emphasised that processing conditions are strongly linked with the shielding properties of a composite. This is a first review, which covers all the recent advancements in the field of shielding properties of carbon-fibre-reinforced composites, with detailed analysis of factors influencing these properties and clear distinction between continuous and discontinuous reinforcement. It is shown that CFRP composites make a good candidate as an EMI shielding enclosure material.


Author(s):  
Daniel Everitt ◽  
Richard Trask ◽  
Duncan Wass ◽  
Ian Bond

The inclusion of latent catalytic healing agents (CHAs) during layup of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite specimens yields a functionalised composite material with the capability to self-repair. Strategies for preventing the reaction of CHAs with prepreg resins during curing of the host material are explored. The inclusion of catalyst as an interleave on the composite mid-plane was found to be detrimental to the fracture toughness of the double cantilever beam (DCB) specimens. A potential application for this effect includes damage redirection, whereby propagating damage is steered into self-healing features. This will be an area of interest for future investigation. Upon failure of the composite, healing is achieved by addition of a low-viscosity epoxide monomer and heating the material to activate the curing agent. Specimens featuring embedded Sc(OTf)3 healed for 2 hours at 200°C showed a mean recovery in peak load of 79%.


2015 ◽  
Vol 766-767 ◽  
pp. 796-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Aravindh ◽  
K. Umanath

Natural fibre composites today are replacing synthetic fibre composites due to superior properties of natural fibres such as low density, high specific strength and modulus, relative no abrasiveness, ease of fibre surface modification, and wide availability .Drilling is often required to facilitate the assembly of the parts to get the final product. however, drilling composite materials present a number of problems such as delamination associated with the characteristics of the material and with the used cutting parameters .The present investigation is an attempt to study the factors and combination of factors that influence the delamination of drilled unidirectional jute fibre reinforced composites using taguchi, signal to noise ratio, Anova analysis and to achieve the conditions for minimum delamination.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
H. F. M. de Queiroz ◽  
M. D. Banea ◽  
D. K. K. Cavalcanti

AbstractNatural fibre-reinforced composites have attracted a great deal of attention by the automotive industry mainly due to their sustainable characteristics and low cost. The use of sustainable composites is expected to continuously increase in this area as the cost and weight of vehicles could be partially reduced by replacing glass fibre composites and aluminium with natural fibre composites. Adhesive bonding is the preferred joining method for composites and is increasingly used in the automotive industry. However, the literature on natural fibre reinforced polymer composite adhesive joints is scarce and needs further investigation. The main objective of this study was to investigate experimentally adhesively bonded joints made of natural, synthetic and interlaminar hybrid fibre-reinforced polymer composites. The effect of the number of the interlaminar synthetic layers required in order to match the bonded joint efficiency of a fully synthetic GFRP bonded joint was studied. It was found that the failure load of the hybrid jute/glass adherend joints increased by increasing the number of external synthetic layers (i.e. the failure load of hybrid 3-layer joint increased by 28.6% compared to hybrid 2-layer joint) and reached the pure synthetic adherends joints efficiency due to the optimum compromise between the adherend material property (i.e. stiffness and strength) and a diminished bondline peel stress state.


2013 ◽  
Vol 592-593 ◽  
pp. 401-404
Author(s):  
Zdeněk Chlup ◽  
Martin Černý ◽  
Adam Strachota ◽  
Martina Halasova ◽  
Ivo Dlouhý

The fracture behaviour of long fibre reinforced composites is predetermined mainly by properties of fibre-matrix interface. The matrix prepared by pyrolysis of polysiloxane resin possesses ability to resist high temperatures without significant damage under oxidising atmosphere. The application is therefore limited by fibres and possible changes in the fibre matrix interface. The study of development of interface during high temperature exposition is the main aim of this contribution. Application of various techniques as FIB, GIS, TEM, XRD allowed to monitor microstructural changes in the interface of selected places without additional damage caused by preparation. Additionally, it was possible to obtain information about damage, the crack formation, caused by the heat treatment from the fracture mechanics point of view.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 275
Author(s):  
Nico Katuin ◽  
Daniël M. J. Peeters ◽  
Clemens A. Dransfeld

The outstanding properties of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer composites are affected by the development of its microstructure during processing. This work presents a novel approach to identify microstructural features both along the tape thickness and through the thickness. Voronoi tessellation-based evaluation of the fibre volume content on cross-sectional micrographs, with consideration of the matrix boundary, is performed. The method is shown to be robust and is suitable to be automated. It has the potential to discriminate specific microstructural features and to relate them to processing behaviour removing the need for manufacturing trials.


2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (9) ◽  
pp. 1245-1255 ◽  
Author(s):  
HFM de Queiroz ◽  
MD Banea ◽  
DKK Cavalcanti

The application of adhesively bonded joints in automotive industry has increased significantly in recent years mainly because of the potential for lighter weight vehicles, fuel savings and reduced emissions. The use of composites in making automotive body components to achieve a reduced vehicle mass has also continuously increased. Natural fibre composites have recently attracted a great deal of attention by the automotive industry due to their many attractive benefits (e.g. high strength-to-weight ratio, sustainable characteristics and low cost). However, the literature on natural fibre-reinforced polymer composite adhesive joints is scarce and needs further investigation. The main objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the mechanical performance of adhesively bonded joints made of synthetic- and natural fibre-reinforced polymer composites. Similar and dissimilar single lap joints bonded with a modern tough structural adhesive used in the automotive industry, as well as the epoxy resin AR260 (the same resin used in composite fabrication) were tested. It was found that the average failure loads varied significantly with adhesive material strength and adherend stiffness. Furthermore, it was also observed that failure mode has a significant effect in failure load. The jute-based natural fibre composites joints, both hybrid and purely natural, were superior in strength compared to the sisal-based natural composites joints.


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