Experimental investigation on inherent properties of Hydroxybutanedioic Acid treated banana/sisal fibers based hybrid composite

The Materials have an all time demand because of their indispensability, but the supply is limited. In particularly, the supply of material is limited for specific applications. Light weight low strength applications are very wide. This investigation focuses the natural fiber hybrid with artificial fiber based hybrid composite preparation. The sisal and banana fiber is used to prepare the composite with glass fiber. The banana fiber is here treated with specific concentration of Hydroxybutanedioic Acid in the distilled water. The composites synthesized with treated and untreated banana fibers. The alternate fashion of horizontal and vertical is followed for fibers' orientation. The bio epoxy is employed as matrix material with mix of hardener. The prepared composite are characterized by water absorbability, tensile properties, flexural properties and shock absorption capacities. The synthesized composites also characterized for dry and wet applications. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.