Effect of Bio-filler on Hybrid Sisal-Banana-Kenaf-Flax Based Epoxy Composites:A Statistical Correlation on Flexural Strength  

作　　者：Somasundaram Vivek Karuppusamy Kanthave Arun Torris Vijayananth Kavimani 

机构地区：[1]Department of Mechanical Engineering,Anna University Regional Campus,Coimbatore 641046,Tamil Nadu,India [2]Polymer Science and Engineering Division,CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory,Dr.Homi Bhabha Road,Pune,411008,Maharashtra,India [3]Department of Mechanical Engineering,Karpagam Academy of Higher Education,Coimbatore 641021,Tamil Nadu,India

出　　处：《Journal of Bionic Engineering》2020年第6期1263-1271,共9页仿生工程学报（英文版）

基　　金：Corresponding author:Somasundaram Vivek,E-mail:[e-mail]。

摘　　要：This work deals with the investigation of the synergistic effect of bagasse ash with sisal-banana-kenaf-flax fibers reinforced epoxy composite for their flexural behavior.The composites with three combinations of hybrid fibers viz.sisal/kenaf(HSK),banana/kenaf(HBK),and banana/flax(HBF)with bagasse ash(BGA)as filler material are fabricated using vacuum bag assisted resin transfer molding.Experiments were conducted based on L27 orthogonal array to understand the influence of control factor viz.fiber volume,alkali concentration&BGA over output response.A'-ray micro computed tomography analysis was conducted over the developed sample to infer the uniform dispersion of fiber and filler material.The experimental results reveal that the addition of fiber up to 30 vol%depicts better strength and further addition results in a negative impact.Increasing in order of BGA decreases the flexural strength of the developed composites.

关 键 词：bagasse ash natural fiber flexural strength X-ray micro computed tomography vacuum bag assisted resin transfer molding 

分 类 号：TB33[一般工业技术—材料科学与工程]