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Experimental Investigation of Bi-Directional Flax with Ramie Fibre- Reinforced Phenol-Formaldehyde Hybrid Composites

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H. Raghavendra Rao, G. Sankaraiah & P.Harishankar.
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.8.342

Abstract

Natural, sustainable, and green materials that can take the place of conventional materials are the subject of current study. Natural fibre composites are the subject of extensive research due to their advantageous characteristics. The development of a flax fibre reinforced with phenolformaldehyde resin hybridization with ramie fibre by a vacuum infusion procedure is the main goal of this study. Using a core-sheath construction, eight alternative sequences were created and physically assessed in accordance with ASTM requirements. The adherence of the matrix with reinforcement is influenced by the production method. The findings also show that ramie-flax composites perform better mechanically than those made with flax as the core and ramie as the sheath layer. Of the eight laminates created for this study, laminate H had the best mechanical characteristics. It had 54 MPa of tensile strength, 0.98 Gpa of tensile modulus, 7.1% of elongation, 143 Mpa of flexural strength, and 63.65 Mpa of compressive strength. All of the laminates displayed ductile behaviour before failing during the tensile test and the flexural test, according to the stress strain curves. The mechanical characteristics displayed by the laminate H and its analogues were affected by the stacking order. A morphological analysis of the failure surfaces was done. Following the testing, morphological examination revealed only a few faults in the laminate. In comparison to commercial composites on the market, the newly created composites have higher mechanical properties and can be utilised in lightweight structural applications.

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