Fabrication and Characterization of Sponge Gourd, Coir, and Jute Fiber Reinforced Thermosetting Resin Based Composites

Anglický jazyk

Fabrication and Characterization of Sponge Gourd, Coir, and Jute Fiber Reinforced Thermosetting Resin Based Composites

Vydavateľstvo: GRIN Verlag
Rok vydania: 2022
Formát: Paperback
Rozmer: 210 x 148 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9783346570826

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O knihe

Master's Thesis from the year 2020 in the subject Engineering - Mechanical Engineering, grade: 3.92 out of 4.00, , language: English, abstract: This paper presents a study of mechanical behaviour of sponge gourd, coir, and jute fibers reinforced thermosetting resin based composites. Natural fibers were treated with 5% NaOH solution by volume and hand lay-up technique was used to fabricate these composites. The Wt% (weight percentage) ratio of resin and hardener, Wt% of resin & hardener in composite, Wt% ratio of sponge gourd & jute, and Wt% ratio of sponge gourd & coir are considered as control factors which were optimized using Taguchi L9 orthogonal design of experiments. The optimal control factors combinations for different maximum mechanical strengths were found out and the predicted optimal values, obtained from Taguchi analysis, were confirmed by validation experiments.

The evolution of human civilization is based on interest in research for new things. Natural fiber reinforced polymer matrix composites has got a considerable interest in the exploration of new light weight bio-degradable durable materials that can be used in different applications. Fiber-reinforced composites got considerable attention in numerous applications because of the good properties and superior advantages of natural fiber over synthetic fibers in term of its relatively low weight, low cost, good relative mechanical properties, electrical resistance, corrosion resistance, renewable resources, being abundant, flexibility during processing, biodegradability, and minimal health hazards. The properties of natural fiber composites to a large extent influenced by the type of fibers, treatment method, types of hardener and resin, and fabrication method.