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JOURNAL OF REINFORCED PLASTICS AND COMPOSITES
Volume 32, Issue 2, Pages 124-136Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0731684412463109
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Gomuti; Arenga pinnata; natural fibre; natural fibre composites; mechanical properties
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Gomuti fibre is obtained from Arenga pinnata tree and is known with other names such as sugar-palm fibre, gomutu, ijuk, serat aren and black fibre. This article presents a review on the physical, mechanical, chemical and thermal properties of gomuti fibre in comparison with other common natural fibres. Furthermore, this article reviews the mechanical properties of gomuti fibre composites with thermoset polymer resins based on the existing published literature. It is observable that gomuti fibre has a close similarity to coir fibre in its physical and mechanical properties than the other natural fibres. It has the characteristics of lower density, strength and modulus, but higher elongation. The composites with gomuti fibre also exhibit properties similar to coir fibre composites.
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