Abstract
The primary objective of this study is to investigate the influence of different weight percentages of natural fibers on mechanical properties when reinforced with polyurethane foam. This experiment studies were systematically designed and analyzed by response surface methodology (RSM) using Box–Behnken design (BBD) approach. As per the design of experiments, the hybrid polyurethane composites were prepared by using one-shot process. Tensile tests of the hybrid composites were performed over a total of 17 specimens prepared as per ASTM standards. The mathematical models developed to predict the results obtained were in good coherence with the experimental results that are within 95% confidence level for tensile strength. The suggested model’s trustworthiness was evaluated using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The optimum weight percentages of groundnut, Roselle, and pineapple leaf fiber are 2, 2, and 5 with 15.7 MPa as tensile strength.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Aridi N, Sapuan AM, Zainudin ES, Oqla FM (2016) Mechanical and morphological properties of injection-molded rice husk polypropylene composites. Int J Polym Anal Charact 21(4):305–313
Boland CS, Kleine R, Keoleian GA, Lee EC, Kim HC, Wallington TJ (2016) Life cycle impacts of natural fiber composites for automotive applications: effects of renewable energy content and lightweighting. J Ind Ecol 20(1):179–189
Hristozov D, Wroblewski L, Sadeghian P (2016) Long-term tensile properties of natural fibre-reinforced polymer composites: comparison of flax and glass fibres. Compos B Eng 95:82–95
Ishak MR, Sapuan SM, Leman Z, Rahman MZA, Anwar UMK (2011) Characterization of sugar palm (Arenga pinnata) fibres: tensile and thermal properties. J Therm Anal Calorim 109(2):981–989
Sanjay MR, Arpitha GR, Naik LL, Gopalakrishna K, Yogesha B (2016) Applications of natural fibers and its composites: an overview. Nat Resour 7(03):108
Sadeghian P, Hristozov D, Wroblewski L (2016) Experimental and analytical behavior of sandwich composite beams: comparison of natural and synthetic materials. J Sandwich Struct Mater 109(1):889–903
Saba N, Jawaid M, Alothman OY, Paridah MT (2016) A review on dynamic mechanical properties of natural fibre reinforced polymer composites. Constr Build Mater 106:149–159
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2019 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
About this paper
Cite this paper
Soundhar, A., Rajesh, M., Jayakrishna, K., Sultan, M.T.H. (2019). An Experimental Investigation on Tensile Properties of Hybrid BioPolyurethane Composite: Modeling and Optimization. In: Hiremath, S., Shanmugam, N., Bapu, B. (eds) Advances in Manufacturing Technology. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6374-0_5
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6374-0_5
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Singapore
Print ISBN: 978-981-13-6373-3
Online ISBN: 978-981-13-6374-0
eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)