Abstract
This chapter deals with the structural, thermal and mechanical characterization of sisal fibers extracted from the plant Agave sisalana. The surfaces of these fibers are modified using different chemical and physical treatments in order to obtain a strong interface between fibers and the polymeric matrices while developing a composite. The coupling agents used for fibers and polymer matrix strongly influence the tribological properties of the resulting composite. Sisal fiber reinforced polymer composites such as sisal-epoxy, sisal-polyester, sisal-phenolic, sisal-polyethylene, etc. possessgood mechanical as well as tribological properties. Sisal fibers also serve as a very useful ingredient offering desired properties in friction composites.
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