M. Chandrasekar

TL;DR: In this paper, a review article deals with the mechanical properties of sisal fiber and the several factors influencing the properties of its polymer composites, such as fibre loadings, fibre length, fibre architecture, chemical treatments and hybridization by incorporating different natural/synthetic fibre/fillers or additive, according to the application and strength requirements.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of alkali treatment on the material properties of various natural fibres and their composites along with their water absorption behaviour is discussed, where the authors focus on the effects of water absorption on fiber properties.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of temperature on adhesive curing, effect of high temperature and fire damage during fabrication of natural fiber-based composites is discussed and the improtance of glass transition temperature is studied during prepapration of composites to ensure their ultimate properties.

TL;DR: Sisal fiber is one of the most promising reinforcements in polymer composites because of its higher tensile strength, modulus and impact strength as mentioned in this paper, and there has been growing interest in finding potential structural applications for using sisal fiber-based polymer composite, especially in automobile, marine, and aircraft structures.

TL;DR: In this paper, sugar palm fiber reinforced unsaturated polyester resin composites with 0°, 45°, and 90° fiber different orientations were prepared and tested for tensile, flexural, impact and compression properties.