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| Title: | Effect of alkali treatment and fiber length on impact behavior of coir fiber reinforced epoxy composites |
| Authors: | Karthikeyan, A
Balamurugan, K |
| Keywords: | Alkali treatment
Coir fiber
Fiber length
Impact strength
Scanning electron microscope |
| Issue Date: | Sep-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | This study presents effect of fiber length and sodium
hydroxide (NaOH) treatment on impact behavior of coir fiber
composites. Coir fibers were treated with NaOH (conc.
2, 4, 6, 8 and 10%) for 10 days. For each group of coir, fiber length was 10,
20 and 30 mm. Coir fiber was used as a reinforcement and epoxy as a matrix to
fabricate composites by hand lay-up technique. Alkali treated specimens showed
an improvement in impact strength of 15% when compared with untreated fiber. |
| Page(s): | 627-631 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1084 (Online); 0022-4456 (Print) |
| Source: | JSIR Vol.71(09) [September 2012]
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