Mechanical Behaviour of Istle Fibre Composite Reinforced With Epoxy and E-glass at Different Fibre Orientations
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This paper was aimed to study the mechanical properties of Istle fibre composites. The process of fabrication was done by hand layup technique at three different fibre orientations i.e., unidirectional, bidirectional and 45 degrees inclined, and also its effect on tensile and flexural property that was studied in the Instron Testing Machine. The fibre volume ratio was kept uniform for the entire specimen as 50:50. The treatment of istle fibre was done with sodium hydroxide to increase the fibre matrix bonding. The effect of E-glass reinforcement has also been studied in both bending tests and flexural tests. The maximum tensile and bending modulus recorded were from unidirectional fibre specimen.
Institution: Vellore Institute of Technology University
Language: English
Subfield: Polymers and Plastics
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: VIT University
OpenAlex ID: W4402377143