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Processing and Mechanical Property Evaluation of Banana Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites
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In the fast developing world, the concern for the environmental pollution and the prevention of non-renewable and non-biodegradable resources has attracted researchers seeking to develop new eco-friendly materials and products based on sustainability principles. The fibers from the natural sources provide indisputable advantages over synthetic reinforcement materials such as low cost, low density, non-toxicity, comparable strength, and minimum waste disposal problems. In the present experiment, banana fiber reinforced epoxy composites are prepared and the mechanical properties of these composites are evaluated. The composite samples with different fiber volume fractions were prepared by using the hand lay-up process and apply pressure at room temperature. The samples were subjected to the mechanical testing such as tensile, flexural and impact loading. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis is carried out to evaluate fiber matrix interfaces and analyze the structure of the fractured surfaces.
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“The most important characteristics of banana fiber include the following: high durability (average strength of 3.93 cN/dtex), 3% elongation, light weight, medial length of 50~60 mm, medial fineness of 2386 Nm, ability to absorb and release water freely, ability to be spun in various ways like ring spinning, open-end spinning, bast fiber spinning, and semi-worsted spinning, and biodegradability.”
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- Authors
- Ramesh, M., Atreya, T. S. A., Aswin, U. S., Eashwar, H., & Deepa, C.
- Affiliations
- Sri Sairam Engineering College (IN)
- Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (IN)
- Corresponding author
- Ramesh, M.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Procedia Engineering
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014
- Volume
- 97
- Pages
- 563-572
- ISSN
- 1877-7058 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2048121062
- Cited by
- 289
- References
- 22
- Citations by year
- 2026: 26 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 48 · 2021: 43 · 2020: 34 · 2019: 25 · 2018: 18 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 5
- FWCI
- 36.58
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Procedia Engineering (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Fiber-reinforced polymer composites
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Civil and Structural Engineering › Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
- Keywords
- banana fiber, natural fiber composites, epoxy composites, mechanical properties, tensile strength, flexural strength, impact strength, fiber volume fraction, fiber-matrix interface, fracture morphology, eco-friendly materials
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