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MECHANICAL
BEHAVIOR OF NATURAL MATERIAL (ORANGE PEEL) REINFORCED POLYESTER
COMPOSITE |
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Over the
last century, polymers have emerged as one of the most
indispensable components used in everyday life, polyester one
such example. Until recently, synthetic filler materials have
been the preferred choice for reinforcement of polyester to
improve its toughness. However, natural filler and fiber
materials are emerging as suitable alternatives to synthetic
materials for reinforcing polymers such as polyester due to
their environment friendliness, high abundance, renewability,
and cost effectiveness. Several research efforts have been put
to study the effectiveness of natural fiber based materials on
the mechanical behavior of polyester composites,
focusing mainly on fibers and their weight percent’s within the
composites. The present experimental study aims at learning
Mechanical behavior of orange peel (OP) reinforced polyester
composites. Composites having 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10% weight fraction
of orange peel were made using hand layup method. The fabricated
composite samples were cut according to the ASTM standards for
different experiments. Hardness test, Impact test, compression
test and tensile test were carried out at the samples. The
maximum hardness, impact, compression, and tensile are getting
for the material prepared with the 10 % reinforced orange
peel polyester composite. |
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