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Study on Mechanical Properties of Corn‐Cellulose Fibers Reinforced Polyester Composites
Author(s) -
Balaji N. S.,
Jayabal S.,
Kalayana Sundaram S.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.201400241
Subject(s) - composite material , materials science , polyester , fiber , cellulose , natural fiber , cellulose fiber , composite number , fabrication , polyester resin , synthetic fiber , chemistry , alternative medicine , organic chemistry , pathology , medicine
Summary This research work is focused on utilizing waste agricultural residues as reinforcement in polymer composites. Natural cellulose fibers from corn involucre petals were used as reinforcement materials in order to improve the mechanical properties of the polyester composites. Corn involucre petals fibers are the newly identified fiber which are extracted from the corn plants (Zea Mays subsp) using simple manual extraction. The extracted fiber were reinforced in polyester matrix with five level of fiber loading ranging from 10% to 70% and five levels of fiber length ranging from 10 to 50 mm. Hand layup process was used for composite fabrication and the mechanical properties of the fabricated composites were determined experimentally as per ASTM standards and Scanning Electron Microscopy was used for fractography study. The Corn involucre petal fibers reinforced polyester composites exhibited promising mechanical properties which suits their use for commercial and engineering applications.