• Investigation of the Effect of Fiber on the Morphological and Mechanical Properties of Chopped Cissus Quadrangularis/Sugarcane Fiber-reinforced Hybrid Composites for Sustainable Applications

  • Veeramalai Chinnasamy Sathish Gandhi† , Narayanan Sreeraman* , Radhakrishnan Kumaravelan** , and Thirugnanasambandan Surendiran***

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College of Engineering, BIT Campus, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli - 620024, Tamilnadu, India
    *Business Development Department, TEFUGEN Technologies Private Limited, Tiruchirappalli - 620015, Tamilnadu, India
    **Department of Mechanical Engineering, Velalar College of Engineering and Technology, Erode - 638012, Tamilnadu, India
    ***Department of Chemistry, University College of Engineering Ariyalur, Ariyalur - 621704, Tamilnadu, India

  • Chopped Cissus Quadrangularis/사탕수수 섬유 강화 하이브리드 복합재의 지속 가능한 응용 분야를 위한 형태학적 및 기계적 특성에 대한 섬유의 영향 연구

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This Article

  • 2025; 49(2): 236-245

    Published online Mar 25, 2025

  • 10.7317/pk.2025.49.2.236
  • Received on Oct 21, 2024
  • Revised on Dec 9, 2024
  • Accepted on Dec 10, 2024

Correspondence to

  • Veeramalai Chinnasamy Sathish Gandhi

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College of Engineering, BIT Campus, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli - 620024, Tamilnadu, India

  • E-mail: vcsgandhi@gmail.com