• Studies on Mechanical Behaviour of Coconut Peduncle Fibers

  • Rangasamy Gukendran , Mani Sambathkumar† , Chandrasekaran Sasikumar* , and Murugesan Vijay Anand**

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Erode 638 060, TamilNadu, India.
    *Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode 638 401, TamilNadu, India.
    **Department of Mechanical Engineering, Erode Sengunthar Engineering College, Erode 638 057, TamilNadu, India.

  • 코코넛 꽃자루 섬유의 기계적 특성에 대한 연구

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Abstract

Natural fibers have gained popularity as reinforcements in composite materials owing to their renewable and sustainable characteristics. In this study, the mechanical behaviour of coconut peduncle fiber with epoxy resin was investigated through four types of mechanical tests with four different weight percentages. The coconut peduncle fiber was extracted from the coconut tree. Mechanical testing revealed that adding coconut peduncle fiber to the epoxy resin increased the mechanical qualities of the composite material. The composite material's tensile strength was determined to be 2042 N, while its compressive value was 1383.81 N. The flexibility and elasticity of the composite material are both measured to be 170.69 N. The impact strength of the composite material was discovered to be 47 kJ/mm2. The study discovered that coconut peduncle fiber composite has good mechanical properties, making it an excellent choice for use in a range of industries, including construction, automotive, and aerospace.


polymer composite, epoxy resin, coconut peduncle fiber, mechanical properties.


Keywords:

  • Polymer(Korea) 폴리머
  • Frequency : Bimonthly(odd)
    ISSN 2234-8077(Online)
    Abbr. Polym. Korea
  • 2023 Impact Factor : 0.4
  • Indexed in SCIE

This Article

  • 2025; 49(1): 86-96

    Published online Jan 25, 2025

  • 10.7317/pk.2025.49.1.86
  • Received on Jul 29, 2024
  • Revised on Sep 14, 2024
  • Accepted on Sep 29, 2024

Correspondence to

  • Mani Sambathkumar

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Erode 638 060, TamilNadu, India.

  • E-mail: sambathkumar@kongu.ac.in