Evaluation of Mechanical Properties in Banana Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Polymer Composites.

Abstract

Composite materials with thermoplastic polymer matrices and a reinforcement of natural fibers are increasingly regarded as an alternative to material replacement for various applications. In this work two types of Polypropylene (PP) which is a thermoplastic polymer, Banana fiber which is a natural fiber and a coupling agent named Maleic Anhydride Polypropylene (MAPP) are used in different combination to get the specimen using vertical injection moulding machine and mechanical properties such as tensile, bending and impact strength, water absorption test, SEM test were studied.