Volume : 5, Issue : 12, December - 2016

MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF Cissus quadrangularis STEM/GLASS FIBER HYBRID COMPOSITES

S. Indran, R. Edwin Raj, D. Divya, S. Darish Jeswin Dhas

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="text-align: justify;">Natural fie reinforced polyester composites are evaluated for strength and performance in order to be a contender for the glass fie/polyester composites. Hyidization of two different types of fies is proved to be an effective method to design materials for tailoring the various requirements of the structures. The tensile, flexural, impact and water absorption tests were carried out for Cissus quadrangularis stem fiber (CQSF) reinforced unsaturated polyester composite material. After optimizing CQSF fiber length and weight percentage, the mechanical properties CQSF reinforced composite was enhanced through hyidizing with glass fiber. This study shows that addition of 25 wt.% CQSF along with 25 wt.% of </span><span style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</span><span style="text-align: justify;">glass fiber in polyester matrix significantly increases the mechanical properties of CQSF composites. Fractured surface morphological analysis using scanning electron microscope shows good interfacial properties.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;&#10;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:&#10;200%"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>