Physical and Mechanical Behaviour of Sugarcane Bagasse Fibre-Reinforced Epoxy Bio-Composites
In this study, experiments are performed to study the physical and mechanical behaviour of chemically-treated sugarcane bagasse fibre-reinforced epoxy composite. The effect of alkali treatment, fibre varieties, and fibre lengths on physical and mechanical properties of the composites is studied. To...
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doaj-b33575bcfecc4ae4a7a4d33999bb1af42020-11-28T00:01:37ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442020-11-01135387538710.3390/ma13235387Physical and Mechanical Behaviour of Sugarcane Bagasse Fibre-Reinforced Epoxy Bio-CompositesLalta Prasad0Shiv Kumar1Raj Vardhan Patel2Anshul Yadav3Virendra Kumar4Jerzy Winczek5Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand, Srinagar 246174, IndiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, GB Pant Institute of Engineering and Technology, Garhwal 246194, IndiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Sherwood College of Engineering Research and Technology, Barabanki 225001, IndiaMembrane Science and Separation Technology Division, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar 364002, IndiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology, Sultanpur 228118, IndiaFaculty of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, Częstochowa University of Technology, 42-201 Częstochowa, PolandIn this study, experiments are performed to study the physical and mechanical behaviour of chemically-treated sugarcane bagasse fibre-reinforced epoxy composite. The effect of alkali treatment, fibre varieties, and fibre lengths on physical and mechanical properties of the composites is studied. To study the morphology of the fractured composites, scanning electron microscopy is performed over fractured composite surfaces. The study found that the variety and lengths of fibres significantly influence the physical and mechanical properties of the sugarcane bagasse-reinforced composites. From the wear study, it is found that the composite fabricated from smaller fibre lengths show low wear. The chemically-treated bagasse-reinforced composites fabricated in this study show good physical and mechanical properties and are, therefore, proposed for use in applications in place of conventional natural fibres.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/23/5387natural fibrereinforcementsugarcane bagassepolyester resinbio-composite |
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Lalta Prasad Shiv Kumar Raj Vardhan Patel Anshul Yadav Virendra Kumar Jerzy Winczek Physical and Mechanical Behaviour of Sugarcane Bagasse Fibre-Reinforced Epoxy Bio-Composites Materials natural fibre reinforcement sugarcane bagasse polyester resin bio-composite |
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Physical and Mechanical Behaviour of Sugarcane Bagasse Fibre-Reinforced Epoxy Bio-Composites |
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Physical and Mechanical Behaviour of Sugarcane Bagasse Fibre-Reinforced Epoxy Bio-Composites |
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Physical and Mechanical Behaviour of Sugarcane Bagasse Fibre-Reinforced Epoxy Bio-Composites |
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Physical and Mechanical Behaviour of Sugarcane Bagasse Fibre-Reinforced Epoxy Bio-Composites |
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Physical and Mechanical Behaviour of Sugarcane Bagasse Fibre-Reinforced Epoxy Bio-Composites |
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physical and mechanical behaviour of sugarcane bagasse fibre-reinforced epoxy bio-composites |
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In this study, experiments are performed to study the physical and mechanical behaviour of chemically-treated sugarcane bagasse fibre-reinforced epoxy composite. The effect of alkali treatment, fibre varieties, and fibre lengths on physical and mechanical properties of the composites is studied. To study the morphology of the fractured composites, scanning electron microscopy is performed over fractured composite surfaces. The study found that the variety and lengths of fibres significantly influence the physical and mechanical properties of the sugarcane bagasse-reinforced composites. From the wear study, it is found that the composite fabricated from smaller fibre lengths show low wear. The chemically-treated bagasse-reinforced composites fabricated in this study show good physical and mechanical properties and are, therefore, proposed for use in applications in place of conventional natural fibres. |
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natural fibre reinforcement sugarcane bagasse polyester resin bio-composite |
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