The Effect of Fiber Length on Mechanical Properties of Unsaturated Polyester Composites Reinforced by the Fibers of Sisal

Authors

  • G. Nallaiya  Lecturer, Department of Tool and Die Making, Murugappa Polytechnic College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org//10.32628/IJSRSET229272

Keywords:

Sisal fiber, unsaturated polyester, fiber length, sisal fiber polymer composite, mechanical properties.

Abstract

In this research work, sisal fiber with random oriented reinforced unsaturated polyester resin composite was developed by hand lay-up technique with four different fiber lengths (20, 30, 40 & 50mm). The tensile strength, flexural strength and impact strength of the composites were determined as per ASTM standards. Experimental results show that the tensile strength, flexural strength and impact strength are increased with increasing fiber length. The 50mm fiber length composite exhibited the maximum tensile strength, flexural strength and impact strength compared to the other fiber length used in the composites.

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2022-05-30

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Volume 9, Issue 3, May-June-2022

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G. Nallaiya, " The Effect of Fiber Length on Mechanical Properties of Unsaturated Polyester Composites Reinforced by the Fibers of Sisal, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 9, Issue 3, pp.14-20, May-June-2022. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRSET229272