A Study on Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Banana Fibre Reinforced Wood Powder Composites

Abstract

Characteristic fibre composites are these days being utilized as a part of different designing applications to build the quality and to advance the weight and the cost of the item. Natural fibre Composites are progressively utilized to replace wood and its applications in various fields. Aim of the project is to find the best combination of Natural Fibre and Resin percentage by preparing various composites and carrying out mechanical tests on them. NFC’s are these days being utilized as a part of different designing applications to expand the quality and to improve the weight and the cost of the item. Different natural fibres are available naturally for example; coir, sisal, jute, coir and banana are utilized as reinforcing materials. In this project banana fibre will be acting as reinforcement and Epoxy resin for the composite. The frame mould fabricated to make composite material is comprised of mild steel in which the fibres and matrix (resin) are distributed in required volume fractions. The banana fibre percentage is varied for different samples of composites. The variety in mechanical properties are considered and examined. The composite samples will be tested for tensile and flexural test in a Universal Testing Machine and the results are plotted and compared in order to differentiate the strength of each specimen