Development and Characterisation of Banana and E Glass Fiber Reinforced With Isophthalic Resin Based Composites

Abstract

Natural fibers can have different advantages over synthetic reinforcing fibers as they are renewable .Thus the natural fibers have been used to reinforce materials in many composites structures Among the various fibers banana fibers are used because of Its light weight properties and it is locally available in all over India and Tamilnadu. Banana fibers obtained from the stem of the plant and it is a lingo cellulosic under exploited bast fibers, where E-glass being a synthetic fiber so the properties of Banana fabric reinforced composite has been compared with E-glass fabric based composites. Here the banana fabric matte is being separately treated with the caustic soda (NAOH)solution in water by the process of mercerization , both the fabric matte reinforced in isophthalic resin and filler chalk powder by 2% weight added , in order to compare their properties under various experiments such as TENSILE , HARDNESS , IMPACT , SEM and the FIRE RETENTION TEST.