Experimental Study of Bamboo using Banana and Linen Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Composites

Publication date: Available online 27 April 2016 Source:Perspectives in Science Author(s): M. Ramachandran, Sahas Bansal, Pramod Raichurkar The application of natural fibers such as bamboo, jute, banana, coir, linen and the like in Fiber Reinforced Polymeric (FRP) composites have become so vital due to their high effective stiffness and strength, availability, low cost, specific strength, better dimensional stability and mechanical properties, eco-friendly and biodegradable as compared to synthetic fibers. The interest in natural fiber reinforced polymeric composites is rapidly springing up in terms of research and industrial applications. The increased applications of these natural fibers in such composites are a proof to this claim. The paper deals with the detailed study of bamboo fiber, banana fiber and linen fiber cut into 2-4mm of length with epoxy resin having random orientations. Various tests like Impact test (IZOD and CHARPY test), Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) test and Rockwell Hardness test were conducted on ten specimens of bamboo epoxy resin composite, bamboo-banana epoxy resin composite and bamboo-linen epoxy resin composite. It is analyzed and proved that bamboo-banana epoxy resin composite shows better results in Impact test with values of 4 Joules for Izod test and 5 Joules for Charpy test and in FTIR test, compatibility of fibers with polymers in bamboo-banana epoxy resin composite are the best while bamboo-linen epoxy resin composite shows b...

Source: Perspectives in Science - April 26, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: research