STUDY OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF NATURAL FIBRE COMPOSITE

In the present work an attempt has been made to fabricate a natural fibre reinforced plastic composite using sisal and jute fibres. 20% sisal, 10% jute, 10% starch, 40% epoxy (araldite AY-103) and 20% hardener is used to fabricated FRP composite. The composite is fabricated by simple hand lay method. Mechanical properties are tested and found satisfactory. Water absorption test of the composite is tested as per ASTM standard. It is observed that material is light in weight with sufficient strength and of low cost which make it suitable for many engineering applications.