FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NATURAL FIBER REINFORCED HYBRID COMPOSITE MATERIALS

The present and future sight of commercial material are focusing on composite material due to its light weight and versatility. At the same time the composite must be ecofriendly, so that it degrades easily. Green fibers are emerging as less cost and its production has lower environmental impacts because of its biodegradable characteristics. Hence the natural fiber reinforced natural resin matrix composite is suggested for the same. The aim of this paper is to produce Green composite material, where both fiber and matrix are from the natural source. Cashew nut shell resin and synthetic resin as matrix and banana fibers, jute fibers are used and its characteristics are studied. Several fabrication methods were tried to incorporate them in polymeric, natural reinforcement and characterization of these new composites, factors affecting to the environmental conditions are reported. Complication arising out during the processing of green composites and attempts made to minimize these difficulties are also described. Efforts to fabricate a new green composites and assessing their performance in practical application are presented. In future this work will be extended by analyzing its various mechanical properties.