Investigation of bio-waste natural fiber–reinforced polymer hybrid composite: effect on mechanical and tribological characteristics of biodegradable composites

Abstract

The global energy crises and environmental pollution have encouraged investigators, scientist, and engineers to develop a substitute material for the conventional material. Since the availability of the natural fibers is abundant, many researchers in the worldwide are focusing their attention on the improvement of natural fiber–reinforced composites, which act as a substitute material for the synthetic natural fibers. This work examines the study of mechanical and tribological properties of tensile, flexural, impact, wear rate, and friction coefficient of the banana/hemp hybrid composites, which are calculated with the aid of NaOH-treated composite specimens. Composites were fabricated for various wt.% of the fiber content, different length of the fiber and matrix. Surface morphology of the fractured specimen of the alkali-treated fibers composites is studied by using SEM images. The effect of water absorption behavior on the mechanical properties of banana/hemp fiber composites was also determined.