Abstract
The present paper deals with the effect of loading different pineapple leaf fibre (PALF) length (short, mixed and long fibres) and their reinforcement for the fabrication of vinyl ester (VE) composites. Performance of PALF/VE composites was investigated through three-point bending flexural testing and visco-elastic (dynamic) mechanical properties through dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). DMA results revealed that the long PALF/VE composites displayed bet-ter mechanical, damping factor and dynamic properties as compared to the short and mixed PALF/VE composites. The flexural strength and modulus of long PALF/VE composites were 113.5 MPa and 14.3 GPa, respectively. The storage (E′) and loss (E″) moduli increased to 2000 MPa and 225 MPa respectively for PALF/VE composites. Overall result analysis indicated that increasing the length of the reinforcement fibre results in satisfactory mechanical performance and dynamic properties of composites.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 833-843 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Renewable Materials |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Damping factor
- Dynamical mechanical properties
- Flexural strength
- Pineapple leaf fibre
- Vinyl ester resin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science (miscellaneous)
- Environmental Science (miscellaneous)