Morphological and Comparative Characterization of Silk/Bamboo Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite
S. Subash1, B. Stanly Jones Retnam2, J. Edwin Raja Dhas3, M. Sivapragash4
1S. Subash, Department of Automobile Engineering, Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Kumaracoil (Tamil Nadu), India.
2B. Stanly Jones Retnam, Department of Automobile Engineering, Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Kumaracoil (Tamil Nadu), India.
3J. Edwin Raja Dhas, Department of Automobile Engineering, Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Kumaracoil (Tamil Nadu), India.
4M. Sivapragash, PSN College of Engineering and Technology, Melathedioor (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 24 April 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 02 May 2019 | Manuscript Published on 08 May 2019 | PP: 358-361 | Volume-7 Issue-5S3 February 2019 | Retrieval Number: E11650275S19/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: Composites are basically a combination of numerous components combined together to form a single bonding structure. Different types of composites are found around us in the form of concrete, balloons etc. are made up of multiple components which are reinforced in to matrix materials which posses exactly different nature. Though there are many types of composites available, polymer (epoxy) Matrix composites plays a very vital role. Basically the reinforcement in composites are made in order to increase the comfort level, reduce weight, increase strength, reduce cost and increase the durability of the material in turn it helps to serve the purpose. It’s being said that most of the fibers used in the reinforcement posses less weight and are stronger than metals. In recent days the vehicle manufacturing Industries make use of this composite materials in order to increase the fuel efficiency by reducing the overall weight. This material gives a very appealing appearance to the exterior and good comfort in the interior at lower cost. In the past few decades the natural fibers started replacing the glass fiber reinforced polymer composites as they can be easily decomposed which does no harm to the ecological system of earth. Silk/Bamboo which is a natural fiber composite can be used as a good alternate for glass fiber or can be used along with the glass fiber in turn reducing the percentage composition of glass fiber. In this work silk/bamboo and glass fiber are used as reinforcement along with epoxy thermosetting plastic as matrix material are synthesized and tensile and SEM were done for the tensile fractured specimens. The properties are compared with each other to show the betterment.
Keywords: Fiber, Silk/Bamboo, Reinforced, Composite, Epoxy.
Scope of the Article: Composite Materials