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Investigation and chemical processing effect of sisal fiber epoxy composite characteristic enhancement with nano-SiC via injection mold

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Environmentally, biodegradable natural fiber plays a vital role in polymer composite fabrication due to its cost-effectiveness, reduced specific weight, and specific stiffness behavior. Besides, the research gap spotted on processing challenges, including lack of adhesive behavior, results in lower mechanical behavior of composite. The main objective of the present research is synthesizing of epoxy-based poly composite enclosures with 5% sodium hydroxide processed natural sisal fiber (SF) as 20 vol% via thermally assisted injection mold route, which functional behavior is enriched by the accumulations of 3, 6, and 9 vol% of nanosilicon carbide particles (SiC). The impacts of processing accumulations of nano-SiC/SF on metallurgical (scanning electron microscope (SEM)) and mechanical functional properties including tensile strength, elongation percentage, flexural strength, and fracture toughness of epoxy/NaOH-treated natural SF and its composites embedded with nano-SiC are studied. The novel research is recorded with the exposure of SEM metallurgical analysis results, and better SF distribution along the epoxy matrix with a coarse grain of nano-SiC is identified on hybrid compositions. Amid the various compositions mentioned above, the epoxy/20 vol% SF (NaOH treated)/6 vol% nano-SiC composite has superior tensile strength, better elongation percentage, improved flexural strength, and good fracture toughness of 54 ± 1.5 MPa, 18 ± 1%, 76 ± 2 MPa, and 1.61 ± 0.04 MPam0.5, which is greater than the value of epoxy/20 vol% SF (NaOH treated) composite sample.

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This project was supported by Researchers Supporting Project number (RSP2024R5) King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vaigai College of Engineering, Melur, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625122, India

    Mariappan Kanaga Vijaya Karthikeyan

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, 600062, Tamil Nadu, India

    Logesh Kamaraj

  3. Department of Civil Engineering, Kongunadu College of Engineering and Technology, Trichy, 621215, Tamil Nadu, India

    Senguttuvan Kavipriya

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, 602105, Tamil Nadu, India

    Venkatesh Rathinavelu & Pethuraj Manickaraj

  5. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology, 603308, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, India

    Dinesh Kumar Sadagopan

  6. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity University Dubai, 345019, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar

  7. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graphic Era (Deemed to Be University), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248002, India

    Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar

  8. Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Sami Al Obaid & Sulaiman Ali Alharbi

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Mariappan Kanaga Vijaya Karthikeyan: investigation, methodology, writing—review and editing. Logesh Kamaraj: conceptualization, formal analysis, writing—review and editing. Senguttuvan Kavipriya: conceptualization and formal analysis. Venkatesh Rathinavelu: writing—original draft. Dinesh Kumar Sadagopan: conceptualization, writing—review and editing. Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar: writing—review and editing. Sami Al Obaid: review and editing. Sulaiman Ali Alharbi: formal analysis and writing. Pethuraj Manickaraj: writing—review and editing.

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Karthikeyan, M.K.V., Kamaraj, L., Kavipriya, S. et al. Investigation and chemical processing effect of sisal fiber epoxy composite characteristic enhancement with nano-SiC via injection mold. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 132, 2209–2216 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-024-13516-9

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