Prasad Lalta, Kumar Shiv, Patel Raj Vardhan, Yadav Anshul, Kumar Virendra, Winczek Jerzy
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand, Srinagar 246174, India.
Department of Mechanical Engineering, GB Pant Institute of Engineering and Technology, Garhwal 246194, India.
Materials (Basel). 2020 Nov 27;13(23):5387. doi: 10.3390/ma13235387.
In this study, experiments are performed to study the physical and mechanical behaviour of chemically-treated sugarcane bagasse fibre-reinforced epoxy composite. The effect of alkali treatment, fibre varieties, and fibre lengths on physical and mechanical properties of the composites is studied. To study the morphology of the fractured composites, scanning electron microscopy is performed over fractured composite surfaces. The study found that the variety and lengths of fibres significantly influence the physical and mechanical properties of the sugarcane bagasse-reinforced composites. From the wear study, it is found that the composite fabricated from smaller fibre lengths show low wear. The chemically-treated bagasse-reinforced composites fabricated in this study show good physical and mechanical properties and are, therefore, proposed for use in applications in place of conventional natural fibres.
在本研究中，进行了实验以研究化学处理的甘蔗渣纤维增强环氧复合材料的物理和力学行为。研究了碱处理、纤维品种和纤维长度对复合材料物理和力学性能的影响。为了研究断裂复合材料的形态，对断裂的复合材料表面进行了扫描电子显微镜观察。研究发现，纤维的品种和长度显著影响甘蔗渣增强复合材料的物理和力学性能。从磨损研究中发现，由较短纤维长度制成的复合材料磨损较低。本研究中制备的化学处理甘蔗渣增强复合材料具有良好的物理和力学性能，因此建议用于替代传统天然纤维的应用中。
