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The main advantage of a composite material over conventional material like a monolithic metal is the combination of different properties which are seldom found in the conventional material. In recent years natural fibers appear to be the outstanding materials which come as the viable and abundant substitute for the expensive and nonrenewable synthetic fiber. Pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) is one of them that have also good potential as reinforcement in thermoset composite. The objective of the present work is to investigate the effect of fiber orientation on the mechanical properties of PALF reinforced Bisphenol composite and explores the potential of using PALF as reinforcing material.
![Proceedings of the 2nd
International Conference on Current Trends in Engineering and Management ICCTEM -2014
17 – 19, July 2014, Mysore, Karnataka, India
181
STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE OF FIBER ORIENTATION ON PALF
REINFORCED BISPHENOL COMPOSITES
Vinod B1
, Dr. Sudev L J2
1
Asst Professor, Department of Mechanical Engg, VVCE, Mysore, India
2
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engg, VVCE, Mysore, India
ABSTRACT
The main advantage of a composite material over conventional material like a monolithic metal is the
combination of different properties which are seldom found in the conventional material. In recent years natural fibers
appear to be the outstanding materials which come as the viable and abundant substitute for the expensive and
nonrenewable synthetic fiber. Pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) is one of them that have also good potential as reinforcement
in thermoset composite. The objective of the present work is to investigate the effect of fiber orientation on the
mechanical properties of PALF reinforced Bisphenol composite and explores the potential of using PALF as reinforcing
material. In this paper the mechanical properties like tensile, flexural and impact behavior are studied. From this
experimental study, it was observed that the fiber orientation greatly influences the mechanical properties of reinforced
composites. The tensile strength (3695.316 MPa) and flexural strength (105.5754Mpa) is highest for inclined orientated
fibers compared to that of Linear & Bi-directional oriented fibers. The Higher impact strength of 3.69 KJ/m2
was
obtained for Bi-directional orientated fibers.
Keywords: Pineapple Leaf Fiber, Bisphenol, Orientation, Tensile Strength, Flexural Strength, Impact Strength.
I. INTRODUCTION
Composites are one of the most advanced and adaptable engineering materials known to men. Progresses in the
field of materials science and technology have given birth to these fascinating and wonderful materials. Composites are
heterogeneous in nature, created by the assembly of two or more components with fillers or reinforcing fibers and a
compactable matrix [1]. The matrix may be metallic, ceramic or polymeric in origin. Based on the types of reinforcement
used, the composites are classified as particulate, laminate and fiber reinforced composites.
Composites made of natural fibers have received increasing attention in light of the growing environmental
awareness. Also because of their low density, good mechanical performance, unlimited availability and problem free
disposal, natural fibers offer a real alternative to the technical reinforcing fibers presently available. Natural fibers can
compete with glass fibres especially with respect to the specific strength and specific stiffness.
Synthetic fibers are the most widely used to reinforce plastics due to their low cost and fairly good mechanical
properties. However, these fibers have serious drawbacks as high density, non-renewability, non-biodegradability, high
energy consumption etc. Growing environmental awareness and societal concern, a high rate of depletion of petroleum
resources, the concept of sustainability, and new environmental regulations have triggered the search for new products
that are compatible with the environment. Sustainability, ‘cradle to grave’ design, industrial ecology, eco-friendly and
bio-compatibility are the guiding principles of development of new generation materials. Lignocellulosic reinforced
composites are the materials of the new paradigm. The use of biodegradable and environment friendly plant-based fibers
in the composites reduces waste disposal problems, environment pollution and ecological concerns.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
AND TECHNOLOGY (IJMET)
ISSN 0976 – 6340 (Print)
ISSN 0976 – 6359 (Online)
Volume 5, Issue 9, September (2014), pp. 181-188
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International Conference on Current Trends in Engineering and Management ICCTEM -2014
17 – 19, July 2014, Mysore, Karnataka, India
182
Although there are several reports in the literature which discuss the mechanical behavior of natural fiber
reinforced polymer composites. However, very limited work has been done on effect of fiber orientation on mechanical
behavior of PALF reinforced Bisphenol composites. Against this background, the present research work has been
undertaken, with an objective to explore the potential of PALF as a reinforcing material in polymer composites and to
investigate its effect on the mechanical behavior of the resulting composites.
II. MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGY
Pineapple plants are largely grown in tropical America, in the Far-East Asia countries and Africa. Pineapple
leaves from the plantations are being wasted as they are cut after the fruits are harvested before being either composted or
burnt. Additionally, burning of these beneficial agricultural wastes causes environmental pollution. It is in the Philippines
and Taiwan where the pineapple plant is largely used as a source of fiber. India also uses the pineapple plant as a source
of fiber.
Bisphenol-A (BPA) is an organic compound which belongs to the group of diphenyl methane derivatives and
Bisphenol. The chemical formula is (CH3)2 C (C6H4OH) 2. BPA is used to make certain plastics and epoxy resins; it
has been in commercial use since 1957. Table 2.1 shows some of the properties of Bisphenol resin.
Table 2.1: Properties of Bisphenol resin
Tensile strength 30MPa
Tensile modulus 3300 MPa
Elongation at break 2%
Flexure strength 80MPa
Flexure modulus 3100 Mpa
Melting point 156 - 159 0
C
Specific gravity 1.19 - 1.20
Impact strength 2.0-2.2 kJ/m2
Poisson’s ratio 0.37
2.1 Extraction of fibers
The pineapple fiber bundles are separated from the pineapple leaf by hand and sometimes by machines. The
hand separation involves the stripping off of the fiber from the retted leaf. This method is considered to be laborious and
costly and tends to lose a lot of weaker fibres. The use of machines to separate the fiber bundles is slower than the hand
method of extraction but facilitates production processes. The yield of hand separated pineapple fiber bundles is in the
range 2% to 3% dry fiber from about 1 ton of pineapple leaf, that is, 20 kg to 27 kg of dry fiber [2].
Owing to the above factors, biological method is preferred to mechanical and chemical routes for extracting
fibers of good quality from embedding matrix. It is in this context that National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and
Technology (NIIST), Trivandrum, Kerala devised a clean anaerobic process yields superior quality fibers while
shortening the processing time substantially. Here separation of fibers from their matrices is achieved by enzymatic
cleaving of cementing compounds with in situ microbial growth and enzyme production. The organic residue generated
by the process is converted to methane that can be recovered for fuel.
2.2 Chemical treatment
Alkali treatment leads to the increase in the amount of amorphous cellulose at the expense of crystalline
cellulose. The important modification occurring here is the removal of hydrogen bonding in the network structure.
Modifying natural fibers with alkali treatment has greatly improved the mechanical properties of the resultant composites
by improving the adhesion between fiber and the matrix material.
The following steps were carried out during chemical treatment:
• 5% NaOH solution was prepared using sodium hydroxide pellets and distilled water.
• Pineapple leaf fibers were then dipped in the solution for 1hour.
• After 1 hour fibers were washed with 1% HCl solution to neutralize the fibers.
• Then it is washed with distilled water.
• It was then kept in hot air oven for 3hours at 65-70°C.
2.3 Manufacturing of composite
A polypropylene (PP) mould having dimensions of 150 X 100 X 4 mm is used for composite fabrication. The
mould was first cleaned with wax so that the laminate easily comes out of the die after hardening. Then around 15 to 20
ml of promoter and accelerator are added to Bisphenol and the color of the resin changes from pale yellow to dark yellow](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
