Comparison of Heat Deflection Behaviour of Alkali Treated and Untreated Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Composites
C.M. Meenakshi1, A. Krishnamoorthy2, Pratik Kumar3, Navnish Kumar Srivastav4, Raju Kumar5, Sankar Pradhan6
1C.M. Meenakshi, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bharath Instittute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
2Dr. A. Krishnamoorthy, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
3Pratik Kumar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bharath Instittute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
4Navnish Kumar Srivastav, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bharath Instittute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
5Raju Kumar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bharath Instittute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
6Sankar Pradhan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bharath Instittute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 24 March 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 03 April 2019 | Manuscript Published on 27 April 2019 | PP: 11-13 | Volume-7 Issue-6S2 April 2019 | Retrieval Number: F1000047619/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: Natural Fiber reinforced composites finds place in many applications as they have the advantages of being light, strong, cheap and more environmental friendly. This study aimed to determine the effect of alkali treatment on natural fiber and its impact on the heat deflection behaviour of the natural and glass fiber reinforced hybrid composites ,in this work two type of hybrid composite are made with glass, sisal and flax fiber ,the hybrid fiber reinforced composite laminates were fabricated by hand lay-up method. Specimens are cut from the fabricated laminates and their heat deflection behaviour was tested according to ASTM D648 standard. From the result it is understood that the alkaline treatment has improved the heat withstanding capacity of sisal/glass hybrid composite by 20C in average and don’t have much effect on flax /glass hybrid composite.
Keywords: Alkali Treatment, Heat Deflection Behaviour, Hybrid Composites.
Scope of the Article: Composite Materials