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Mechanical and water absorption behaviour of banana/sisal reinforced hybrid composites
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In this paper, the tensile, flexural, impact and water absorption tests were carried out using a banana/epoxy composite material, and the optimum fiber length and weight percentage were determined.About:
This article is published in Materials & Design.The article was published on 2011-08-01. It has received 416 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: SISAL & Fiber.read more
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Study on the mechanical properties and thermal properties of jute and banana fiber reinforced epoxy hybrid composites
TL;DR: In this article, the mechanical and thermal properties of raw jute and banana fiber reinforced epoxy hybrid composites were investigated and compared and it was shown that the addition of banana fiber in jute/epoxy composites of up to 50% by weight results in increasing the mechanical properties and decreasing the moisture absorption property.
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Plant fibre based bio-composites: Sustainable and renewable green materials
TL;DR: A detailed systematic review on these sustainable and renewable green materials is presented in this article, where the overall characteristics of plant fibres used in bio-composites, including source, type, structure, composition, as well as properties, are reviewed.
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Study on Mechanical Properties of Natural - Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer Hybrid Composites: A Review
TL;DR: A review on the mechanical properties of natural-glass fiber reinforced polymer composites is presented in this article, where a brief review has been carried out to make use of natural fibres (such as abaca, banana, bamboo, cotton, coir, hemp, jute, pineapple, sisal etc).
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Recent advances in epoxy resin, natural fiber-reinforced epoxy composites and their applications
TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive source of recent literature on epoxy structure, synthesis, modified epoxy, bio-epoxy resin, and its applications is presented, which also aims to cover the recent advances in natur...
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Static and dynamic mechanical properties of alkali treated unidirectional continuous Palmyra Palm Leaf Stalk Fiber/jute fiber reinforced hybrid polyester composites
TL;DR: Alkali treated continuous Palmyra Palm Leaf Stalk Fiber (PPLSF) and jute fibers were used as reinforcement in unsaturated polyester matrix and their static and dynamic mechanical properties were evaluated as mentioned in this paper.
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Are natural fiber composites environmentally superior to glass fiber reinforced composites
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review select comparative life cycle assessment studies of natural fiber and glass fiber composites, and identify key drivers of their relative environmental performance, and conclude that natural fiber composite is likely to be environmentally superior to glass fiber composite in most cases.
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The effect of alkalization and fibre alignment on the mechanical and thermal properties of kenaf and hemp bast fibre composites: Part 1 – polyester resin matrix
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of fiber alignment and alkalization on the mechanical properties of the composites were measured to observe the effects of fibre alignment and alkylation on fiber properties.
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The influence of fibre treatment on the performance of coir-polyester composites
TL;DR: In this paper, surface modifications of coir fibres involving alkali treatment, bleaching, and vinyl grafting are made in view of their use as reinforcing agents in general-purpose polyester resin matrix.
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The mechanical performance of hybrid phenol-formaldehyde-based composites reinforced with glass and oil palm fibres
TL;DR: In this paper, the impact strength and the density of the composites showed similar trends with an increase in fibre loading, however, elongation at break and flexural modulus are found to decrease beyond 40 wt% fibre loading.
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Characterization of treated date palm tree fiber as composite reinforcement
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of different treatment process on the data palm fiber (DPF) was investigated and the surface morphology, thermal gravimetry analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), mechanical properties and chemical analysis, of treated DPF were investigated.