Natural fiber composites are nowadays being used in various engineering applications to increase the strength and to optimize the weight and the cost of the product. Various natural fibers such as coir, sisal, jute, coir and banana are used as reinforcement materials. In this paper both treated and untreated banana fiber are taken for the development of the hybrid composite material. The untreated banana fiber is treated by sodium hydroxide to increase the wettability. The untreated banana fiber and sodium hydroxide treated banana fiber are used as reinforcing material for Polyester resin matrix. In this process the banana fiber is treated with 5% of sodium hydroxide for one hour and the specimen is fabricated by hand moulding process. The …show more content…
Researchers [2-7] have been involved number of investigations on several types of natural fibers such as bamboo, kenaf, hemp, flax, and jute to study the effect of these fibers on the mechanical properties of composite materials. Venkateshwaran et al. [8-10] studied the mechanical properties of tensile, flexural, impact and water absorption tests were carried out using banana/epoxy composite material. Thiruchitrambalam et al. (2009) [5] studied the effect of alkali and SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulphate) treatment on Banana/Kenaf Hybrid composites and woven hybrid composites. Thermosetting resins are costly and the thermosetting resins commonly used in engineering application are epoxy which has better mechanical properties.
The thermoplastics offer recycling possibilities whereas the thermosets achieve improved mechanical properties. Polyester resins are low cost materials. Vinyl ester resins make a compromise between the above two limits. They have low properties comparing with epoxy, but are available at low cost.
In the present work, the fiber is treated with 5% of NaOH to increase the wettability. The Banana fibres are used as reinforcement in polyester
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The force per unit area (MPa or psi) required to break a material in such a manner is the ultimate tensile strength or tensile strength at break. Tensile properties indicate how the material will react to forces being applied in tension. A tensile test is a fundamental mechanical test where a carefully prepared specimen is loaded in a very controlled manner while measuring the applied load and the elongation of the specimen over some distance. Tensile tests are used to determine the modulus of elasticity, elastic limit, elongation, proportional limit, and reduction in area, tensile strength, yield point, yield strength and other tensile
This is another property which relates the fatigue to tensile property of any material. It can be defined as the ratio of the endurance limit (Se) to the ultimate strength (Su) of the material of any structure. The value of fatigue ratio ranges from 0.25 to 0.60. It’s value solely depends upon the type of the material.
Chemically all polymeric materials comprise of hydro-carbon chains and usually have high heat of combustion. When they are exposed to fire, they burn rapidly with the release of high amount of heat, flame and smoke. Similarly the natural fibers, wood flour, are highly combustible and burn rapidly. So for safely use of the composites materials they must have flame retardant properties as well.
Service life The effect of fillers on polymers is that they are very beneficial because they don’t get ruined for a long time. Glass fillers are the most commonly used fillers in polymers. This is because they last longer and their service life is longer.
Dental composites are widely used for crown preparation and in-lays formation. These materials are similar to those used in direct fillings and are tooth-colored. Their strength and durability is not as high as porcelain or metal restorations and they are more
The latter embraced the salts of ferrous ammonium sulphate , manganous sulphate ans cobaltous sulphate. This pre-treatment process was carried out by impregnating the cellulose thiocarbonate fabric in a single metal salt solution at 30 0C for 30 min. , as described in the metathesis procedure. The pre-metallized cellulose thiocarbonate fabric was then grafted using moderate conditions included 4% MAA , 30 mmolL SPB , at 60 0C for 60 min. The results obtained are illustrated in Figure 5a-d. The data of this figure disclose (i) that the percentages graft yield (Fig. 5a) , grafting efficiency (Fig. 5b), and total conversion (Fig. 5c) enlarge by increasing the Fe2+ salt solution concentration and attain maximal at the FAS concentration corresponds to 0.2 mmol/L ; thereafter they decrease. The homopolymer (Fig. 5d) has an adverse deportment , (ii) that all polymer criteria slightly augment by heightening the Mn2+ salt solution concentration up to 0.02 mmolL ,then fall , (iii) that the Co2+ reductant ion fails to further improve the MAA grafting efficiency and graft yield. The %TC decreases by increasing the Co2+ salt solution concentration up to 0.06 mmolL , then increases. The lone prosperity of the Co2+ ion is the enhancement of MAA homopolymer
Different chemistries and production methods of these fibers give them certain advantages. as viscose’s ability to combine with other fibers to create new fabrics easily) and disadvantages. such as nylon’s quickly weakening fibers or natural silk’s difficulty of production. other that make them more or less suitable for certain purposes. For this reason, when? considering silk and artificial silk, it is illogical to pick one fiber that is superior to the others.
Their properties differ so much from that of their matrix material, that a relationship is barely perceptible any more. They are distinguished by their extremely high strength and rigidity. Low density, excellent damping properties and a high resistance to impact combined with exactly changeable thermal expansion to complement the complex characteristics profile. Unlike glass fiber reinforced plastics (GFRP), CFRP exhibit considerably greater rigidity, sharply enhanced electrical and thermal conductivity and a lower density. Their positive characteristics (relative to the weight) mean that CFRP materials are typically used for applications in aerospace engineering, in the automotive industry, in motor racing, sport equipment subject to high levels of stress and high-strength and high-rigidity parts in industrial applications, such as robot arms, reinforcement and sleeves in turbo-molecular pumps or drive shafts. The positive chemical resistance pays off in the case of CFRP vanes in sliding vane rotary pumps used for aggressive media. CFRP material consists of a polymer (usually thermoplastics) employed as a matrix material in which carbon fibers with a diameter of a few micrometers are embedded. These include fiber winding, autoclave pressing, board pressing, resin transfer molding or manual laminating for individual and small series
The fiber repels water well and fabric feels dry in damp or wet weather.
Dental materials are used for a variety of reasons. The basic reason for using dental materials is to restore the tooth back to its original anatomy. Some materials are used more than others but it depends on their characteristics. Composite resin is a type of dental material. Some dental materials do not have the esthetic characteristic that composite resin has. That is why sometimes, it is more favorable than other dental materials. It is one of the most common dental materials that are used to restore a tooth back to its natural appearance.
Prepregs have unique properties as they are cured under high temperatures and pressures. Why prepregs were selected in this design: Consistent performance/processing properties, Control of fiber material, optimized weight/performance ratio, Good mechanical performance: corrosion, repair, good stiffness ageing, Lower fabrication cost, Less curing time, mess and waste. Advantages of Carbon Fiber Reinforcement: Carbon Fiber is Corrosion Resistance. Carbon Fiber has a Lower Density than aluminium/steel Carbon Fiber composites have a higher Tensile Strength than aluminum/steel.CFRP composites have a high Young’s modulus (E). The requirements for the matrix material for the prepreg of the composite are the following:Suitable consistency, sufficient penetration of fabrics and good bonding characteristics. Thermal and chemical compatibility of the fibers, Workability. Why Epoxy resin was selected (matrix) in this design: Epoxy provides very good bond and is a durable material. Additionally, Epoxy resin was selected for the matrix because it is about 3 times stronger than the next strongest
There are two popular ways of creating nylon for fiber applications. One, ¡°molecules with an acid (COOH) group on each end are reacted with molecules containing amine (NH©ü) groups on each end.¡± The nylon 6,6 is made in this fashion. The other common way of making nylon fibers is by polymerizing a compound containing an amine at one end and an acid at the other, to form a chain with reoccurring groups of (-NH-[CH©ü]n-CO-)x. If the x=5, the fiber is named nylon 6 (Nylon Fiber).
chains instead of hydrogen atoms. Cross-linking is another way in which the polymer can be made stronger. This involves ultraviolet radiation that bombards the polymer with electrons and formulates bonds between the molecular chains of the polymers. This is like linear polyethylene but different in that it is more impact resistant, and it has a much higher density. This allows it to be stored or be used with different chemicals that would normally cause the polymer to desolve.3 This can start to become a problem because as the polymer continues to become chemically enhanced. So the ways of dissolving and recycling the polymer become more difficult.
Fiber architecture of composite properties usually revolves around the fiber geometry, packing arrangement, fiber orientation, and fiber volume fraction that in particular influencing their mechanical properties. The topmost being fiber volume fraction (Vf) which without doubt single handedly steers most mechanical properties that increases with increasing Vf up to a certain point. The geometry of
First of all, the fibres can classified as natural or man-made fibres. Natural fibres are those obtained from the natural resources on the environment, whereas the man-made fibres could be synthetic or regenerated fibres. Synthetic fibres are completely made from chemicals while regenerated fibres are those originally from natural resources unsuitable to be used as fibres directly, processed chemically to be changed into textile fibres. In this assignment, we will study on the general textile manufacturing processes as listed below. Then, it is hoped that the knowledge on general process could help us understand more on the industry as well to relate it with the environment.
The composite materials are advance engineering material, which is having additional characteristics, is reviewed in this paper. The composite material is very useful in various fields of engineering such as mechanical, structural, electrical and also having some valuable properties like shock absorbing capacity, light in weight, fire resistance, insulation, weathering resistance, flexibility in design etc. Composite material is also use to reduce the vibrations in machine tools structure like drilling, milling, lathe and grinding.