EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON TENSILE TEST AND THREE POINT BENDING TEST OF JUTE FIBER COMPOSITE AT DIFFERENT PLY ORIENTATIONS

In the field of composites various types of synthetic and natural fibers used as reinforcement purpose, but the synthetic fiber are non-biodegradable and non-recyclable material. In recent days as per environmental concern, biodegradable and renewable material used in industrial application as in the form natural fiber composites. Strength of different natural fiber composites material is main objective as per there use in different application. A composite is combination of reinforcing and matrix material. Various types of reinforcing natural fiber are available in the market, but as per cost concern, jute fiber is low cost material as compare to other natural fiber material. In this study jute fiber material are available in the form jute woven mat is taken. Various jute fiber composite specimens prepared with help of epoxy resin by hand lay-up technique. Jute fiber composite with ply orientations such as [900/00/900]s, [+450/00/-450]s and [+600/00/-600]s prepared as per standard methods. Mechanical characterization such as tensile and flexural (three point bending) strength at different ply orientations is studied. From the result it is observed that tensile strength in [900/00/900]s is higher than [+450/00/-450]s and [+600/00/-600]s and flexural strength in [+600/00/-600]s is higher than [+450/00/-450]s and [900/00/900]s. Results in longitudinal directions are higher than transverse directions.