Title: Mechanical properties of jute fiber/epoxy composites
Abstract:The preparation of the jute/epoxy composite plate and the effect of the fiber content and length on the tensile strength,tensile modulus,bending strength and modulus were investigated.The tensile frac...The preparation of the jute/epoxy composite plate and the effect of the fiber content and length on the tensile strength,tensile modulus,bending strength and modulus were investigated.The tensile fracture morphology of the composites was observed by SEM.The tensile and bending properties are improved comparing with pure epoxy after jute fibers added,while the impact strength is lower.The increase in fiber content makes the tensile and bending strength of composite materials ascend following descend.The tensile strength reaches the highest when fiber content is 20% and the fiber length is 10 mm.The bending strength reaches the highest when the fiber content is 30% and the fiber length is 10 mm.The increase in fiber content and length is beneficial for the improvement of the modulus.Read More
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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