Experimental investigation on characteristics of sisal fiber as composite material for light vehicle body applications
| Autor: | Ramesh Babu Nallamothu, Mekonnen Liben, Seshu Kishan Nallamothu, Zewdie Alemayehu, Anantha Kamal Nallamothu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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010302 applied physics
Materials science Fabrication Composite number 02 engineering and technology 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences Specific strength chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry General purpose Sodium hydroxide 0103 physical sciences Surface roughness Fiber Composite material 0210 nano-technology Sisal fiber |
| Zdroj: | Materials Today: Proceedings. 38:2439-2444 |
| ISSN: | 2214-7853 |
| Popis: | Sisal fiber composites became attractive due to their high specific strength, lightweight and biodegradability. The aim of this work is to examine characteristics of sisal fiber as composite material for light body vehicles on experimental basis. Composite materials prepared using biodegradable natural fibers are found to be most promising materials which can be used in vehicle body which results in reduction of overall weight of the vehicle. In this work sisal fiber was used. Sisal fiber was extracted using knife from the sisal plant leaves collected from Ethiopian highland. To remove cellulosic matter and improve surface roughness of the sisal fiber, it was immersed in sodium hydroxide solution for 24 h. The specimen of composite material is prepared using the general purpose resin as a matrix, the hardener and the sisal fiber as a reinforcement material with the fiber orientation of 00, ± 450, 00 & 900 by using experimental (hand layup fabrication technique). The specimen was prepared and tested as per ECAE and ASTM standard. From the test results it was found that sisal fiber composite is a good light weight replacement for conventional materials in vehicle body applications. From the experiment result it was observed that different orientation of fiber has shown enhanced mechanical properties of the sisal fiber composite material. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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