The Behavior of Banyan (B)/Banana (Ba) Fibers Reinforced Hybrid Composites Influenced by Chemical Treatment on Tensile, Bending and Water Absorption Behavior: An Experimental and FEA Investigation
Natural fiber-based composites are highly prioritized in present industries due to their properties and benefits over synthetic fibers. Due to their biodegradable nature, banyan and banana fibers were used for the present work. This paper deals with an experimental and FEA investigation of the tensi...
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| author | Prabhakar C. G M Sreenivas Reddy Shashanka Rajendrachari Rayappa Shrinivas Mahale V. Mahesh Anup Pandith |
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| description | Natural fiber-based composites are highly prioritized in present industries due to their properties and benefits over synthetic fibers. Due to their biodegradable nature, banyan and banana fibers were used for the present work. This paper deals with an experimental and FEA investigation of the tensile and bending behavior of banyan (B) and banana (Ba)-reinforced composites with different volume fractions, such as 25B/25Ba, 30B/20Ba, and 35B/15Ba, with a 50% weight fraction of epoxy resin and different fiber orientations. The hybrid composites treated with a 5% NaOH solution have better results as compared to untreated hybrid composites, with a volume fraction of 30% banyan fibers and 20% banana fiber (30B/20Ba), giving greater tensile and flexural properties for both treated and untreated fiber composites when compared to other volume fraction composites at 0/0/0/0 orientation. The maximum tensile and bending strength was found in the 30B/20Ba volume fractions to be 63.37 MPa and 67.07 MPa, respectively. For treated fiber composites, water absorption increases with an increase in the duration of immersion in composites up to 144 h. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4ed7aae7090b40628e8ff1184173947a2024-01-26T17:10:48ZengMDPI AGJournal of Composites Science2504-477X2024-01-01813110.3390/jcs8010031The Behavior of Banyan (B)/Banana (Ba) Fibers Reinforced Hybrid Composites Influenced by Chemical Treatment on Tensile, Bending and Water Absorption Behavior: An Experimental and FEA InvestigationPrabhakar C. G0M Sreenivas Reddy1Shashanka Rajendrachari2Rayappa Shrinivas Mahale3V. Mahesh4Anup Pandith5Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sha-Shib College of Engineering and Technology, Bengaluru 562104, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, R. L. Jalappa Institute of Technology, Bengaluru 561203, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Bartin University, Bartin 74100, TurkeyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Jain College of Engineering and Research, Udyambag, Belagavi 590008, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, SR University, Warangal 506371, Telangana, IndiaInternational Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Engineering (IPBME), College of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City 11031, TaiwanNatural fiber-based composites are highly prioritized in present industries due to their properties and benefits over synthetic fibers. Due to their biodegradable nature, banyan and banana fibers were used for the present work. This paper deals with an experimental and FEA investigation of the tensile and bending behavior of banyan (B) and banana (Ba)-reinforced composites with different volume fractions, such as 25B/25Ba, 30B/20Ba, and 35B/15Ba, with a 50% weight fraction of epoxy resin and different fiber orientations. The hybrid composites treated with a 5% NaOH solution have better results as compared to untreated hybrid composites, with a volume fraction of 30% banyan fibers and 20% banana fiber (30B/20Ba), giving greater tensile and flexural properties for both treated and untreated fiber composites when compared to other volume fraction composites at 0/0/0/0 orientation. The maximum tensile and bending strength was found in the 30B/20Ba volume fractions to be 63.37 MPa and 67.07 MPa, respectively. For treated fiber composites, water absorption increases with an increase in the duration of immersion in composites up to 144 h.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-477X/8/1/31fiber’s orientationchemical treatmentmechanical propertieswater absorptionhybrid composites |
| spellingShingle | Prabhakar C. G M Sreenivas Reddy Shashanka Rajendrachari Rayappa Shrinivas Mahale V. Mahesh Anup Pandith The Behavior of Banyan (B)/Banana (Ba) Fibers Reinforced Hybrid Composites Influenced by Chemical Treatment on Tensile, Bending and Water Absorption Behavior: An Experimental and FEA Investigation Journal of Composites Science fiber’s orientation chemical treatment mechanical properties water absorption hybrid composites |
| title | The Behavior of Banyan (B)/Banana (Ba) Fibers Reinforced Hybrid Composites Influenced by Chemical Treatment on Tensile, Bending and Water Absorption Behavior: An Experimental and FEA Investigation |
| title_full | The Behavior of Banyan (B)/Banana (Ba) Fibers Reinforced Hybrid Composites Influenced by Chemical Treatment on Tensile, Bending and Water Absorption Behavior: An Experimental and FEA Investigation |
| title_fullStr | The Behavior of Banyan (B)/Banana (Ba) Fibers Reinforced Hybrid Composites Influenced by Chemical Treatment on Tensile, Bending and Water Absorption Behavior: An Experimental and FEA Investigation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Behavior of Banyan (B)/Banana (Ba) Fibers Reinforced Hybrid Composites Influenced by Chemical Treatment on Tensile, Bending and Water Absorption Behavior: An Experimental and FEA Investigation |
| title_short | The Behavior of Banyan (B)/Banana (Ba) Fibers Reinforced Hybrid Composites Influenced by Chemical Treatment on Tensile, Bending and Water Absorption Behavior: An Experimental and FEA Investigation |
| title_sort | behavior of banyan b banana ba fibers reinforced hybrid composites influenced by chemical treatment on tensile bending and water absorption behavior an experimental and fea investigation |
| topic | fiber’s orientation chemical treatment mechanical properties water absorption hybrid composites |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2504-477X/8/1/31 |
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