Analysis of Mechanical Behaviour of Natural Filler and Fiber Based Composite Materials
R. Kishore1, G. Karthick2, M. D. Vijayakumar3, V. Dhinakaran4
1Mr. R. Kishore, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chennai Institute of Technology, Kundrathur, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
2Mr. G. Karthick, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chennai Institute of Technology, Kundrathur, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
3Mr. M. D. Vijayakumar, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chennai Institute of Technology, Kundrathur, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
4V. Dhinakaran, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chennai Institute of Technology, Kundrathur, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 19 May 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 05 June 2019 | Manuscript Published on 15 June 2019 | PP: 117-121 | Volume-8 Issue-1S2 May 2019 | Retrieval Number: A00240581S219/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: This Research work is mainly concentrated on the development of the new trends of the particulate based polymer composites to explore the in-depth utilization of the natural resource’s residue. For the past decade the natural fibers are been used as reinforcement for the polymer composite in research. Researchers are showing immense interest to adapt natural fibers in the place of glass fibers, mainly attracted by its weight to strength ratio; these fibers are available at very low price and having more natural advantages such as using green resources, renewable and biodegradable. In this Research, the residue such as egg shell, Red mud and coir fiber are selected as reinforcement for the fabrication, with the selected constituents’ composites is fabricated using compression moulding and the mechanical behavior is analyzed for the same. This work mainly concentrates on the comparison of different lengths of coir fiber and different compositions of the filler materials with the matrix as polyester. The mechanical behavior such as Tensile strength, Flexural strength and Impact strength are compared between different runs of samples with varying fillers and fiber length.
Keywords: Coir, Composite, Compression Moulding, Red Mud, Egg Shell Fillers.
Scope of the Article: Composite Materials