THE EFFECTS OF FIBER VOLUME FRACTIONS AND COMPOSITE CURING TIMES ON IMPACT AND HARDNESS PROPERTIES OF ARECA FIBER REINFORCED EPOXY COMPOSITES

George O. Okoronkwo, Chidobere David Nwa-David

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The aim of the work was to study the effects of fiber volume fractions and composite curing times on impact and hardness properties of areca fiber reinforced epoxy composites. In present study, impact and hardness properties for areca fiber reinforced epoxy composites were evaluated. Here, areca fiber is used as new natural fiber reinforcement and epoxy resin as matrix. The extracted areca fibers from areca husk were chemically treated to get better interfacial bonding between fiber and matrix. Composite were prepared with randomly orientated fibers with different proportions of fibers and matrix ratio.  Impact and hardness tests were performed and the results are reported. The results showed that, as the fiber volume fraction and composite post curing time increases the impact and hardness properties of the composite increases.

 

KEYWORDS:  Fiber volume fraction, composite curing time, Areca Fibers, Impact and hardness Properties, Epoxy resin. 


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