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JOURNAL OF REINFORCED PLASTICS AND COMPOSITES
Volume 23, Issue 13, Pages 1373-1382Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0731684404037049
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natural fiber; areca fiber; composites; mechanical properties; chemical treatment
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In this paper, mechanical properties of the fibers extracted from the areca fruit are determined and compared with the other known natural fiber coir. Further these Areca fibers were chemically treated and the effect of this treatment on fiber strength is studied. Areca fiber composite laminates were prepared using Phenol Formaldehyde with randomly distributed fibers. Composite laminates were prepared with different proportions of phenol formaldehyde and fibers. Other tests like adhesion tensile test, moisture absorption test, and biodegradable test of areca-reinforced phenol formaldehyde composite laminates were conducted and reported.
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