International Journal of Physical Sciences Vol. 3(2), pp. 017-021, December 2015 ISSN 2331-1827 ©2015 Academe Research Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Mechanical behaviour of chemically treated Jute/Polymer composites

B. Murali, D. Chandramohan*, SK. Nagoor Vali and A. Mohan

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vel Tech, Avadi, Tamilnadu, India.

*Corresponding author. E-mail: mail_2_cm@yahoo.com.

Accepted 11 February, 2014

Abstract

Fiber which serves as a reinforcement in reinforced plastics may be synthetic or natural. Past studies show that only artificial fibers such as glass, carbon, etc., have been used in fiber reinforced plastics. Although glass and other synthetic fiber reinforced plastics possess high specific strength, their fields of application are very limited because of their inherent higher cost of production. In this connection, an investigation was carried out to make use of JUTE, a natural fiber abundantly available in India. Natural fibers are not only strong and lightweight but also relatively very cheap. In the present work, JUTE composites were developed and their mechanical properties were evaluated. Mechanical properties of JUTE/POLYMER were compared with glass fiber/epoxy. These results indicate that JUTE can be used as a potential reinforcing material for making low load bearing thermoplastic composites.

Key words: Jute, polymer, glass fiber, epoxy, plastics.