Table 3 Comparison of the flexural strength of various natural fibre–reinforced polymer composites.
From: Development of hybrid fiber-reinforced vinyl ester composites for civil and automotive applications
Composites | Form | Composite fabrication method | Flexural strength (MPa) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sisal/roselle mat/vinylester | Mat | Compression moulding machine | 152 | Present Work |
Indian mallow fiber/polyester | Randomly distributed | Compression moulding machine | 111.11 | |
Vetiver/banana fiber/vinylester | Mat | Compression moulding machine | 86 | |
Typha angustata fiber//vinylester | Mat | Compression moulding machine | 79 | |
Palmyra leaf stalk/polyester | Randomly distributed | Compression moulding machine | 64 | |
Betal palm/polyester | Woven | – | 42 | |
Bamboo/polyester | Mat | – | 106.9 | |
Golden cane/grass polyester | Unidirectional | Hand lay up | 31.58 | |
Wildcane grass/polyester | Unidirectional | Hand lay up | 99.17 | |
S.Cylindrica/polyester | Randomly distributed | Compression moulding machine | 83.85 | |
Jute/polyester | Randomly distributed | Hand lay up | 52 | |
Banana/polyester | Randomly distributed | Hand lay up | 60 |
