Investigation of Glass Fiber influence on Mechanical characteristics and resistance to Water absorption of Natural fiber reinforced polyester composites

Abstract

Abstract Composites have a greater influence in recent development of materials with high strength to weight ratio. In the present scenario an effort is on to identify the different and specific properties which are to be possessed by the same material to attain the possibility of using it in various applications. The composite materials play a major role in achieving that requirement. Most of the natural fiber composite materials possess good mechanical properties but it is now becoming necessary that it should possess other properties as well like resistance to water absorption, fire proof, etc,. Here in this investigation an attempt has been made to study mechanical properties and the resistance to water absorption in Kenaf, Aloe-vera and Sisal Fibers reinforced by addition of Glass fiber.