Title

IZOD IMPACT TEST OF PALF REINFORCED POLYMERIC COMPOSITES

Authorship

Gomes, Maycon de Almeida; Altoé, Giulio Rodrigues; Teles, Maria Carolina; Glória, Gabriel Oliveira; Margem, Frederico Muylaert; Monteiro, Sergio Neves

DOI

10.5151/1516-392X-26932

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Abstract

Fiber reinforced polymeric composites have received widespread attention in the past four decades because of their high specific strength and modulus. In particular, research works have disclosed the potential advantages associated with the use of lignocellulosic fibers as the reinforcing phase in polymer composites (2-3). Among various natural fibers, pineapple leaf fibers exhibit excellent mechanical properties. The main chemical constituents of pineapple fibers are cellulose (70–82%), lignin (5- 12%) and ash (1.1%). The superior mechanical properties of pineapple leaf fibers are associated with their high cellulose content (6). This work aims to make the analysis of the Izod impact energy against volume fraction of palf fibers of epoxy composites reinforced with PALF. The fibers were incorporated into the epoxy matrix with volume fraction from 0 to 30%. After fracture the specimens were macro photograph analyzed.

 

Keywords

Epoxy composites, Mechanical behavior, PALF, Fracture analysis

Fracture analysis