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Influence of Fibre Inter-ply Orientation on the Mechanical and Free Vibration Properties of Banana Fibre Reinforced Polyester Composite Laminates

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The mechanical properties and vibration damping characteristics of cross-ply laminates ([90°/0°/90°] and [0°/90°/0°]), [0°/45°/0°], four-layered angle ply laminate ([90°/0°]s) and Quasi-isotropic laminates ([0°/90°/45°]s, [0°/45°/90°]s,) containing 50 ± 2 wt% of banana fibres in polyester matrix were investigated. The experimental results indicate that the tensile strength, Young’s modulus, impact strength, and the natural frequency were superior for [0°/90°/0°] laminates. In the case of flexural properties, the Quasi-isotropic laminates displayed better performance than the other configurations. Tensile fractured specimens were examined under a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to understand the difference in failure behavior due to the inter-ply orientation in the laminate.

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The authors would like to thank the Center for Composite Materials, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil 626126, Tamilnadu, India, for their kind permission to prepare and test the composite samples. The King Mongkut University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Thailand, has funded this research through Grant No. KMUTNB-64-KNOW-004, hence, the authors are thankful to the authorities of KMUNTB.

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    I. Siva, T. Senthil Muthu Kumar, K. Senthilkumar & N. Rajini

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    K. Senthilkumar & Suchart Siengchin

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Chandrasekar, M., Siva, I., Kumar, T.S.M. et al. Influence of Fibre Inter-ply Orientation on the Mechanical and Free Vibration Properties of Banana Fibre Reinforced Polyester Composite Laminates. J Polym Environ 28, 2789–2800 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-020-01814-8

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