EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF

BANANA AND SISAL FIBER COMPOSITES

Under the guidance

of

Mr.mohan M.E.,

Assistant professor
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
 ABSTRACT
Natural fibers have been used to reinforce materials for over 200 years. The aim of
this study is to evaluate mechanical properties such as tensile and flexural properties of
hybrid banana and sisal, epoxy composites they have been employed in combination with
plastics. Natural fibers like as banana and sisal. It’s have the advantage that they are
renewable resources and have marketing appeal these agricultural wastes can be used to
prepare fiber The composites have many advantages over traditional glass fiber and
inorganic materials. In this paper, test are conducted for composite material constitutes
banana and less discovered sisal and jute .These composites are adhered using epoxy resin
consists resin and hardener suitably mixed in appropriate volume Here for preparing samples
Hand layup method is used , specimens are prepared and tests are carried out , which shows
tensile and bending strengths. The tensile & compressive tests were applied on specimens of
250×30×10 mm in dimensions but in different proportions of banana and sisal by weight.
 INTRODUCTION

Composites are used not only for their structural properties, but also for
electrical, thermal, tri bological and environmental applications. The interest in natural
fiber - reinforced polymer composite materials is rapidly growing both in terms of their
industrial applications. They are renewable, low cost, completely or partially
recyclable, and biodegradable.

Their abundantly availability, renewability, low density, and low price as well as
satisfactory mechanical properties make them an attractive ecological alternative to
glass, carbon and man-made fibers used for the manufacturing of composites. Some of
plant fibers are flax, cotton, hemp, jute, sisal, Kenaf, pineapple, ramie, bamboo,
banana, etc. Hybrid composites are more advanced composites as compared to
conventional FRP composites. Hybrids can have more than one reinforcing phase and a
single matrix phase or single reinforcing phase with multiple matrix phases.
 Hybrid composites have a good calorific value and cause little concern

in terms of health and safety during handling. In addition they exhibit

excellent mechanical properties, have low density and are inexpensive .

On the basis of above researches carried out in this field, the present

research work conveys the idea of using reinforcing of natural fibers

(pineapple and jute) to epoxy matrix. An attempt was made to make this

composite to develop a new class of hybrid natural fiber composite. Studies

related to tensile, flexural and impact was conducted and the results are

analysed.
 LITERATURE REVIEW
S.N NAME YEAR OF CONCEPT
O PUBLICATION

1 SHASHANK T.A MAR.-2016 Evaluation of fracture toughness behaviour of glass

banana Fiber reinforced epoxy hybrid
Composites

2 SEPTEMBER 2015 Estimation of mechanical properties on

PHANINDRAVARMA. pineapple/jute hybrid natural fiber composites
D

3 I WAYAN SURATA MAY 2014 Mechanical properties of rice husks fiber reinforced
polyester composites

4 S.RAGHAVENDRA MAY 2013 Mechanical properties of short banana fiber

reinforced natural rubber composites

5 SINGH V. K 2012 Mechanical behavior of banana fiber based hybrid

bio composites
OBJECTIVE OF THIS INVENTION
The present invention concentrates on the progress of biomaterials
in the field of orthopaedics, an effort to utilize the advantages offered by
renewable resources for the development of bio composite materials based
on biopolymers and natural fibers.

The present invention focuses on the enhanced properties of natural

fiber as bone implant. It is a challenge to the creation of better materials
for the improvement of quality of life.

The present invention proposes suggestions of using natural fiber

reinforced composite as a plate material, which uses pure natural fibers
that are rich in medicinal properties like Banana, sisal and jute fibers.
 MATERIALS AND METHODS

(1) Details of processing of the specimen preparation.

(2) Testing of mechanical properties of composites

The materials used are:

Banana, sisal and jute.

Epoxy resin.

Hardener
METHODOLOGY
 COMPOSITION OF COMPOSITES

FIBER COMPOSITION 1 COMPOSITION 2 COMPOSITION 3

BANANA FIBER 40% 60% 30%

SISAL FIBER 30% 20% 35%

JUTE FIBER 30% 20% 35%

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