CHARACTERISTICS AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES

In this work, fabrication of coconut fiber (Glass Fiber/Coconut Fiber) in Polyester based composite materials is
studied. The fabrication of composite material consist of different fibers reinforced with base material is investigated and
characterized the mechanical properties of the fabricated composite material. In this work the composite consisting of a
polyester resin matrix reinforced with different fiber orientation are used due to their high strength, light weight and free
from corrosion. In this study, composite materials are fabricated into sheets of two different composites by hand-layup
method and these are portioned into specimens. These specimens are tested by various tests and their micro structure is
examined. By addition of coconut fiber (Glass Fiber/Coconut Fiber) in Polyester based composite materials has not shown
any significant improvement in mechanical properties such as Tensile and Hardness results, but it showed comprehensive
improved impact strength.