Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Sisal Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

Abstract

The aim of this work is to study the influence of sisal fiber content on mechanical (i.e. tensile, flexural, impact, hardness and abrasion resistance) and thermal (i.e. TGA) properties of composites by varying the fiber and epoxy percentage. The composite was prepared by melt-mixing method, followed by compression molding process. The percentage of sisal fiber is varied from 4% to 10% in steps of 2%. Similarly epoxy content is varied from 96% to 90% in steps of 2%. Detailed mechanical Properties of Sisal Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites have been studied. The major mechanical properties viz Tensile, Hardness, Impact, Flexural, Moisture absorption, and Moisture content are studied.

Drilling and mechanical performance analysis on flax-sisal hybrid composite embedded with perforated aluminum foil

“…The model terms are significant when p-value, which is less than 0.0500 in the ANOVA table. 37 The ANOVA for the second-order model for equation (2) has been presented in Table 5, for equation (3) it is presented in Table 6, for equation (4) it is presented in Table 7 and for equation (5) is shown in Table 8, respectively. It is observed that the model p-values from Tables 5 to 8 are significant.…”

Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) Studies of Sisal Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

“…The use of natural plant fibers as a reinforcement in fiberreinforced plastics (FRP) to replace synthetic fibers such as glass is receiving attention, because of advantages such as renewability, low density, and high specific strength. Recent studies have investigated the development of biodegradable composite materials using natural fibers such as flax [6], silk [7] bamboo [8], pineapple [9][10], oil palm empty fruit bunch [11][12], rice husk [13], jute [14], kenaf [15], sisal [16][17], and ramie [18] as reinforcement for biodegradable plastics. A property of plant fibres depends primarily on the nature of the plant, locality in which it is grown, age of the plant, and the extraction method used.…”