Open Access
Subscription Access
Open Access
Subscription Access
Development and Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Date Palm Fibre Reinforced Polyester Composites
Subscribe/Renew Journal
The present work is devoted to investigate mechanical properties viz. compressive and impact properties of date palm Fibre Reinforced Polyester (FRP). Date palm fibre is found around date fruits and at the bottom of each leaf, that is used as fuel in rural areas. Premier grade industrial Isophthalic polyester resin is used as the matrix. Date Palm Fibre is chemically treated with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) for better adhesion. Results reveal that with an addition of fibre content, the compressive load bearing capacity increases. However, impact strength is not significantly increased with fibre content. Low to medium impact composites can be developed by date palm FRP. This investigation is expected to assist making FRP commodity with reduced cost utilizing agricultural waste.
Keywords
FRP, Fibre Reinforced Polyester, Fibre Reinforced Polymer, Date Palm Fibre, Mechanical Properties, Compressive Load, Impact Strength.
User
Subscription
Login to verify subscription
Font Size
Information
- Sanadi,A.R., Prasad, S.V. and Rohatgi, H., Natural Fibres and Agro-Wastes as Fillers and Reinforcements in Polymer Composites, J. Science and Ind. Res., Vol.44, pp.437-442, 1985.
- Alawar, A., Hamid, M.A. and Kaabi, A., Characterization of Treated Date Palm Tree Fiber as Composite Reinforcement, Composite-Part B Engineering, p.601, 2009.
- Saia, A., Fleury, E. and Erchiqui, F., Effect of the Fibre Size on the Mechanical Properties of Composites of Epoxy and Date Palm Tree Fibres, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, Vol.293, No.8, pp.684-691, 2009.
- Anyakora, A.N., Investigation of Impact Strength Properties of Oil and Date Palm Frond Fiber Reinforced Polyester Composites, International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, Vol.3, No.2, 2013.
- Sbiai, A., Maazouz, A., Fleury, E., Sautereau, A. and Kaddamu, H., Effective Mechanical Properties of Polyvinyl Alcohol Biocomposites with Reinforcement of Date Palm Leaf Fibres, Bio-Resources, p.672, 2010.
- Dehghani, A., Ardekani, S.M., Al-Maadeed, M.A., Hassan, A. and Wahit, M.U., Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Date Palm Leaf Fibre Reinforced Recycled Poly (Ethylene Terephthalate) Composites, Materials and Design, Vol.52, pp.841-848, 2013.
- Tlijani, M., Gouadria, A., Ben, R., Durastanti, J.F. and Mazioud, A., Study and Optimization of Palm Wood Mechanical Properties byAlkalization of the Natural Fibre, Global Journal of Science Frontier Research, Vol.14, 2014.
- Aldousiri, B., Ajmi, M.A. and Shalwan, A., Mechanical Properties of Palm Fibre Reinforced Recycled HDPE, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 2013, 2013.
- Asadzadeh, M., Khalili, S.M.R. and Esmali, F.R., Bending Properties of Date Palm Fiber and Jute Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Composite, Advanced Design and Manufacturing Technology, Vol.5, No.4, pp.59-63, 2012.
Abstract Views: 309
PDF Views: 3