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A comparison and analysis of mechanical properties of glass fiber and banana fiber composite

  • L. Karthick*
  • , S. Sivakumar
  • , A. Sasikumar
  • , A. Prabhu
  • , J. Senthil Kumar
  • , L. Vadivukarasi
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Natural fibers are plentiful and offer a significant cost savings over fully manufactured composite materials. The usage of natural fibres is widespread in many technological applications requiring great strength and stiffness with little weight. Banana fibre has high mechanical properties and minimal deformation during testing. Comparison of glass fiber and banana fiber with different fibre volume fraction to get the best fibre. In this work, both fibres are prepared using hand lay-up method. The impact of fibre volume fraction on composite fracture toughness and tensile strength is studied. Comparing fracture toughness will help to choose the best composite material for different automotive applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)398-402
Number of pages5
JournalMaterials Today: Proceedings
Volume52
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Developments in Materials, Manufacturing and Energy Engineering, SME 2021 - Karnataka, India
Duration: 19-11-202121-11-2021

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Materials Science

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