Table 9 Summary of earlier studies regarding the impact of natural fibers and fillers on the mechanical and tribological performance of polymer composites.
Material | Tensile strength (MPa) | Flexural strength (MPa) | Impact strength | Water absorption (%) | Hardness | Tribology performance SWR/COF | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Snake grass + Luffa-SiC | 59.22 ± 3.9 | 78.63 ± 0.7 | 2.3 J ± 0.060 | 7.5 | – | – | |
Glass + Jute + Kenaf-SiC hybrid composite | 87 | 123 | – | – | 71 | – | |
Sisal + Basalt Powder | 112.2 | 163.2 | 4 | – | 85 | 125 microns | |
Cotton polyester | – | – | – | – | – | 3.5 × 10–5 mm3/Nm/ < 1 | |
Sisal polyester | – | – | – | – | – | 1 × 10–5 mm3/Nm/ 0.65 | |
Coir Polyester | – | – | – | – | – | 1.7 × 10–5 mm3/Nm/ 0.66 | |
Chopped glass fiber polyester | 2.85 × 10–5 mm3/Nm/ 0.68 | ||||||
Bamboo epoxy | – | – | – | – | – | 5 × 10–5 mm3/Nm/ 0.6 | |
Cotton 5%Gr + polyester | – | – | – | – | – | 1.2 × 10–5 mm3/Nm/ 0.62 | |
3%Gr + Date plam epoxy | 61 | – | – | – | 84.88 | 1.35 × 10–5 mm3/Nm/ 0.47 | |
Jute + Kenaf | 37 | 45 | 50 kJ/m2 | – | 45 | 2 × 10–4 mm3/Nm /0.37 | |
Pineapple + Kenaf | 44.13 | 43.05 | 58.9 kJ/m2 | – | 9.7 × 10–5 mm3/Nm/0.213 | ||
Pineapple + Flax + peanut oilcake filler | 27.1 | 56.27 | 73.23 J/m | 6.6 | – | 3.57 × × 10–5 mm3/Nm/0.178 | |
Kenaf + Jute + 1%SiC | 141.25 | 181.5 | 27.5 kJ/ m2 | 8.4 | 61.2 | 3.33 × × 10–5 mm3/Nm/0.154 | Present study |
