Influence of fiber weight ratio on the mechanical and water absorption performance of borassus/epoxy composites
Kishore Debnath, Nitish Kumar, Abhishek Singh
Abstract
Abstract The main objective of this experimental work was to evaluate the mechanical (tensile, flexural, impact, and microhardness) and water absorption behaviors of borassus/epoxy composites. The composites were fabricated by varying the weight percentages of borassus fruit fiber from 5 to 20 wt.-%. The surface morphology of the failed test specimens were also analyzed using FESEM. The composites reinforced with 15 wt.-% borassus fruit fiber were found to have superior mechanical properties when compared with other developed composites. The water absorption was higher for the composites having fiber weight percentage of 20.
Topics & Concepts
Composite materialMaterials scienceEpoxyAbsorption of waterFlexural strengthUltimate tensile strengthFiberNatural fiberIndentation hardnessMicrostructureNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsAdvanced Cellulose Research Studies