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Effect of Bio-filler on Hybrid Sisal-Banana-Kenaf-Flax Based Epoxy Composites: A Statistical Correlation on Flexural Strength

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This work deals with the investigation of the synergistic effect of bagasse ash with sisal-banana-kenaf-flax fibers reinforced epoxy composite for their flexural behavior. The composites with three combinations of hybrid fibers viz. sisal/kenaf (HSK), banana/kenaf (HBK), and banana/flax (HBF) with bagasse ash (BGA) as filler material are fabricated using vacuum bag assisted resin transfer molding. Experiments were conducted based on L27 orthogonal array to understand the influence of control factor viz. fiber volume, alkali concentration & BGA over output response. X-ray micro computed tomography analysis was conducted over the developed sample to infer the uniform dispersion of fiber and filler material. The experimental results reveal that the addition of fiber up to 30 vol% depicts better strength and further addition results in a negative impact. Increasing in order of BGA decreases the flexural strength of the developed composites.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anna University Regional Campus, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641046, India

    Somasundaram Vivek & Karuppusamy Kanthavel

  2. Polymer Science and Engineering Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411008, India

    Arun Torris

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641021, India

    Vijayananth Kavimani

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Vivek, S., Kanthavel, K., Torris, A. et al. Effect of Bio-filler on Hybrid Sisal-Banana-Kenaf-Flax Based Epoxy Composites: A Statistical Correlation on Flexural Strength. J Bionic Eng 17, 1263–1271 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42235-020-0083-7

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