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INVESTIGATIONS ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS REINFORCED WITH NATURAL FIBRES
Mayank Sharma, Anoop Kumar, Rajeshwar Verma, Ashwini Bhoi
Paper ID: IJSRMES2026030Pages: 13β22
Keywords: Natural Fibre, Hardness, Lapox L-12, Hardener K-12, Tensile Strength, Compressive Strength
Abstract
Natural Fibres are the abundantly found fibres which are very cheap and can be found in almost every part of India. They can be used to reinforce the epoxy to increase the strength and hardness and can af-fect their mechanical properties or we can say enhance it so their applications and uses thus can be in-creased to a level where they can be used efficiently and cheaply. Here we are using natural fibres of jute and coconut as they are available in large quantity and are very cheap. Coconut coir which is natural fi-bre is throwed away in waste and is a waste product which can be used to reinforce the epoxy, which can impact its mechanical properties and so, the jute fibres. In this paper, the coconut coir and jute fibre will be used to see the impact they made on the mechanical properties of the Lapox L-12 mixed with the hardener K-12. The fibres will be first treated with the NaOH solution and will be kept soaked in it for 24hrs. and the samples then created will be tested for the mechanical properties like Tensile Strength, compressive strength, hardness, etc. Thus, the result achieved from the above will show the effect natural fibres made in reinforcing the epoxy material and what effect they do on the properties of the epoxy material.
Cite this Article
M. Sharma, A. Kumar, R. Verma, and A. Bhoi, βInvestigations on the Mechanical Properties of Composite Materials Reinforced with Natural Fibres,β Int. J. Sci. Res. Mod. Eng. Sci., vol. 1, issue 4, pp. 13β22, 2026.