Effect of Fiber Orientation on Mechanical Properties of Sisal Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites

M. Kumaresan; S. Sathish; N. Karthi

doi:10.6180/jase.2015.18.3.09

Effect of Fiber Orientation on Mechanical Properties of Sisal Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites

Kumaresan M. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.¹, Sathish S.² and Karthi N.³

¹Kalaignarkarunanidhi Institute of Technology, Coimbatore-641402, Indian
²KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore-641407, Indian
³Sri Krishna College of Technology, Coimbatore-641042, Indian

Received: April 10, 2015
Accepted: August 23, 2015
Publication Date: September 1, 2015

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ABSTRACT

This present work evaluated the effect of fiber orientation on mechanical properties of sisal fiber reinforced epoxy composites. In this work sisal fiber is used as reinforcement which treated with NaOH solution for enhancing the bonding strength between fiber and resin by removing moisture contents. Samples of different orientations of sisal fiber reinforced composites were fabricated by compression molding and investigated their mechanical properties like tensile strength and flexural strength. The work of this experimental study has been carried out to determine the mechanical properties due to the effect of sisal fiber orientations such as 0°/90°, 90° and ±45° orientation. The results of this study indicate the orientation 90° shows the better mechanical properties compare than 0°/90° and ±45°.

Keywords: Sisal Fiber, Epoxy Resin, Compression Molding, Fiber Orientation

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