A REVIEW ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF INTRA-LAYER PALM FIBER (PALMYRA SPOUT) – FLAX – S-GLASS FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE

Normally natural fibers are extracted from natural sources like plants and animals. The composite materials made by natural fibers plays the wide range of applications in engineering fields because of eco-friendly and low cost. The aim of this review article is to provide the comprehensive review of the mechanical properties and their applications of natural fiber reinforced composite using palm (Palmyra spout), flax fibers along with S-glass fibers. In addition, it summarises various surface treatments applied to natural fibers and their effect on natural fiber reinforced composite properties. The fabrication is done by injection molding method. The various mechanical property tests (tensile test, hardness test, impact test etc...) are to be conducted over the fabricated composite samples through references listed for better results and applications. It has been concluded that the S-glass fiber coating over the surfaces of hybrid fiber improves the mechanical properties tremendously and the chemical treatment of the natural fiber improves adhesion between the fibers. The hybrid fiber coated with glass fiber in this composite plays an important role in determining the mechanical properties.