Abstract
The present work investigates the mechanical characteristics of randomly oriented short Sansevieria Trifasciata Fibre Polyester (STFP) composites. The STFP composites are fabricated using compression moulding methods with varying fibre weight percentages (5 %–50 %) and fibre lengths (5 mm–50 mm). It has been observed that the impact, flexural, and tensile strength of STFPs improve as the length of the fibre increases, up to a maximum of 40 mm. After that, these properties start to decrease as the length of the fibre further increases. Further, the analysis revealed that STFPs exhibited an increase in properties when the fibre weight percentage was less than 40 %, followed by a decrease in properties as the fibre percentage increased beyond that point. The impact strength of STFP is around 8.2 J/cm2. Similarly, the STFP has a flexural modulus and strength of about 3.4 GPa and 82.6 MPa, respectively. Lastly, the tensile strength of STFP is around 78.26 MPa, the elongation at break is between 6.25 % and 9.36 %, and the Young’s modulus is 11.8 GPa. The matrix and fibre interaction were examined by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Furthermore, Thermogravimetric (TGA) and Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) analyses are carried out. From these analyses, the thermal stability of STFP is 200 °C and its activation energy is 65.48 kJ/mol. After a thorough comparison with other well-known natural fibres, the proposed properties of STFP demonstrate its superiority as a practical and effective natural fibre composite.
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Author contributions: Fantin Irudaya Raj – Writing Original Draft, Methodology, Communication. Appadurai – Review and Editing, Conceptualization. Lurthu Pushparaj & Chithambara Thanu–Investigation and Supervision.
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Research funding: The authors declare that they didn’t receive any funds from any organization for this particular research.
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Competing interest: Nil.
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Ethical approval: Not applicable.
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Availability of data and materials: Not applicable.
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Consent to participation: Consent to publish.
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- Frontmatter
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- Mechanical characterization of randomly oriented short Sansevieria Trifasciata natural fibre composites
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Research Articles
- Mechanical strength enhancement of natural fibre composites via localized hybridization with stitch reinforcement
- A comparative study on the mechanical properties of African teff and snake grass fiber-reinforced hybrid composites: effect of bio castor seed shell/glass/SiC fillers
- Mechanical characterization of randomly oriented short Sansevieria Trifasciata natural fibre composites
- Mechanical and tribological properties of snake grass fibers reinforced epoxy composites: effect of Java plum seed filler weight fraction
- Chicken feather protein for the thermal stability and combustion performance of rigid polyurethane foam
- Free vibration behaviour and some mechanical properties of micro particle reinforced epoxy composites
- Polyvinylidene fluoride/maghnite nanocomposites: fabrication and study of structural, thermal and mechanical properties