Analysis of mechanical behavior and free vibration characteristics of treated Saccharum munja fiber polymer composite

Cover Page

Cite item

Full Text

Abstract

Introduction. With increasing environmental concern nowadays, researchers are studying new alternating materials that can meet the society needs and are extracted from renewable and biodegradable resources. The various natural fibers have been investigated by researchers to replace synthetic ones. The purpose of the work. In present study, treated saccharum munja fibers considered as reinforcement material in Particulate (PC), Short and Random (SRC) and in Unidirectional (UDC) form along with AW106 Resin and HV953. The paper assesses the mechanical properties of Munya fibers (Saccharum munja). Initial six natural frequencies along with corresponding damping factors are measured to analyze the possibility of using a composite material. Research methods. A compression molding machine was used to form laminated composite materials. Surface treatment of fibers removes the dust, lignin and hemicellulose, which improves mechanical and free vibration properties. Results and Discussion. Tensile and flexural test shows the highest value of strength 170 MPa and 143 MPa in case of UDC composite, and the lowest in the case of PC. Addition of munja fiber to epoxy matrix enhances the fiber matrix adhesion bonding. The PC composite shows better value of damping than SRC and UDC composite. The highest natural frequency 43, 233, 298, 849, 918 and 1,440 Hz obtained in case of UDC irrespective of all modes. The results of the free vibration analysis show that Saccharum Munja fiber composite may be used as structural material. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) shows that the experimental results output in case of tensile and flexural teste are significant.

About the authors

S. Singh

Email: savendrasingh123@gmail.com
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Patna, Patna, Bihar, 800005, India, savendrasingh123@gmail.com

C. Hirwani

Email: hirwani.ck22@gmail.com
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Patna, Patna, Bihar, 800005, India, hirwani.ck22@gmail.com

References

  1. Rajesh M., Singh S.P., Pitchaimani J. Mechanical behavior of woven natural fiber fabric composites: Effect of weaving architecture, intra-ply hybridization and stacking sequence of fabrics // Journal of Industrial Textiles. – 2018. – Vol. 47 (5). – P. 938–959. – doi: 10.1177/1528083716679157.
  2. Thermophysical properties of natural fibre reinforced polyester composites / M. Idicula, A. Boudenne, L. Umadevi, L. Ibos, Y. Candau, S. Thomas // Composites Science and Technology. – 2006. – Vol. 66 (15). – P. 2719–2725. – doi: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.03.007.
  3. Characterization of the mechanical and morphological properties of cow dung fiber-reinforced polymer composites: a comparative study with corn stalk fiber composites and sisal fiber composites / S. Wu, M. Guo, J. Zhao, Q. Wu, J. Zhuang, X. Jiang // Polymers (Basel). – 2022. – Vol. 14 (22). – P. 5041. – doi: 10.3390/polym14225041.
  4. Extraction and characterization of Munja fibers and its potential in the biocomposites / M.K. Lila, U.K. Komal, Y. Singh, I. Singh // Journal of Natural Fibers. – 2022. – Vol. 19 (7). – P. 2675–2693. – doi: 10.1080/15440478.2020.1821287.
  5. Evon P. Special Issue “Natural Fiber Based Composites” // Coatings. – 2021. – Vol. 11 (9). – P. 1031. – doi: 10.3390/coatings11091031.
  6. The effect of fiber treatment on the mechanical properties of unidirectional sisal-reinforced epoxy composites / M.Z. Rong, M.Q. Zhang, Y. Liu, G.C. Yang, H.M. Zeng // Composites Science and Technology. – 2001. – Vol. 61 (10). – P. 1437–1447. – doi: 10.1016/S0266-3538(01)00046-X.
  7. Li Y., Mai Y.-W., Ye L. Sisal fibre and its composites: a review of recent developments // Composites Science and Technology. – 2000. – Vol. 60 (11). – P. 2037–2055. – doi: 10.1016/S0266-3538(00)00101-9.
  8. Synthesis and characterization of corn starch based green composites reinforced with Saccharum spontaneum L graft copolymers prepared under micro-wave and their effect on thermal, physio-chemical and mechanical properties / M. Maiti, B.S. Kaith, R. Jindal, A.K. Jana // Polymer Degradation and Stability. – 2010. – Vol. 95 (9). – P. 1694–1703. – doi: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.05.024.
  9. Effect of extruder elements on fiber dimensions and mechanical properties of bast natural fiber polypropylene composites / A.M.M. El-Sabbagh, L. Steuernagel, D. Meiners, G. Ziegmann // Journal of Applied Polymer Science. – 2014. – Vol. 131. – P. 40465. – doi: 10.1002/app.40435.
  10. Naik V., Kumar M., Kaup V. A review on natural fiber composite material in automotive applications // Engineered Science. – 2022. – Vol. 18. – P. 1–10. – doi: 10.30919/es8d589.
  11. Singh S.P., Hirwani C.K. Mechanical, free vibration and modal damping behaviour of treated rice bran green composite for 3D printing application using RSM and design of experiment method // Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies. – 2022. – doi: 10.1007/s42417-022-00818-z.
  12. Effect of fiber content and curvature on probabilistic free vibration analysis of cylindrical shallow shells reinforced by short natural fibers / Z. Guezzen, L. Errouane, Z. Hammou, A. Boussoufi, Z. Sereir // Industrial Crops and Products. – 2023. – Vol. 197. – P. 116480. – doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.116480.
  13. The effect of constituent units on the vibration reduction of bamboo engineering materials: The synergistic vibration reduction mechanism of bamboo stiffness and wood damping / L. Chen, S. Han, D. Li, F. Chen, G. Wang // Industrial Crops and Products. – 2022. – Vol. 189. – P. 115785. – doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2022.115785.
  14. Dalai T., Biswal M. Experimental and numerical studies on free vibration of natural fiber laminated composite plates // Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. – 2022. – Vol. 221. – P. 453–461. – doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-8433-3_39.
  15. Fahim.S., Elhaggar S.M., Elayat H. Experimental investigation of natural fiber reinforced polymers // Materials Sciences and Applications. – 2012. – Vol. 3 (2). – P. 59–66. – doi: 10.4236/msa.2012.32009.
  16. Analytical and numerical investigation of free vibration for stepped beam with different materials / S.N. Ghani, R.A. Neamah, A.T. Abdalzahra, L.S. Al-Ansari, H.J. Abdulsamad // Open Engineering. – 2022. – Vol. 12 (1). – P. 184–196. – doi: 10.1515/eng-2022-0031.
  17. Effect of natural fiber reinforced polypropylene composite using resin impregnation / G. Nam, N. Wu, K. Okubo, T. Fujii // Agricultural Sciences. – 2014. – Vol. 5 (13). – P. 1338–1343. – doi: 10.4236/as.2014.513143.
  18. Characterization of the vibrational behaviour of flax fibre reinforced composites with an interleaved natural viscoelastic layer / H. Daoud, A. El Mahi, J.-L. Rebière, M. Taktak, M. Haddar // Applied Acoustics. – 2017. – Vol. 128. – P. 23–31. – doi: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2016.12.005.
  19. Thomas P., Jenarthanan M.P., Sreehari V.M. Free vibration analysis of a composite reinforced with natural fibers employing finite element and experimental techniques // Journal of Natural Fibers. – 2020. – Vol. 17 (5). – P. 688–699. – doi: 10.1080/15440478.2018.1525466.
  20. Singh S.P., Dutt A., Hirwani C.K. Experimental and numerical analysis of different natural fiber polymer composite // Materials and Manufacturing Processes. – 2022. – Vol. 38, iss. 3. – P. 322–332. – doi: 10.1080/10426914.2022.2136379.
  21. Kuppuraj A., Angamuthu M. Investigation of mechanical properties and free vibration behavior of graphene/basalt nano filler banana/sisal hybrid composite // Polymers and Polymer Composites. – 2022. – Vol. 30. – doi: 10.1177/09673911211066719.

Supplementary files

Supplementary Files
Action
1. JATS XML
Download


Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Согласие на обработку персональных данных

 

Используя сайт https://journals.rcsi.science, я (далее – «Пользователь» или «Субъект персональных данных») даю согласие на обработку персональных данных на этом сайте (текст Согласия) и на обработку персональных данных с помощью сервиса «Яндекс.Метрика» (текст Согласия).