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Mechanical and machinability behaviors of woven coir fiber-reinforced polyester composite

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The research on coir-polyester composites initiated the interest in the development of woven coir fiber-reinforced polyester composites. The mechanical properties of woven coir-polyester composites were evaluated as per ASTM standards and the machinability behavior was studied by conducting drilling tests in this investigation. The woven coir-polyester composites exhibited the average values of tensile, flexural and impact strength of 19.9 MPa, 31.3 MPa and 49.9 kJ/m2 respectively. The effect of NaOH treatment on the improvement of mechanical properties of woven coir-polyester composites were studied in this investigation. The 40 % increase of tensile strength, 42 % increase of flexural strength and 20 % increase of impact strength were achieved by treated woven coir fiber-reinforced polyester composites. The regression models for predicting thrust force, torque and tool wear in drilling of woven coir-polyester composites were developed and the effect of drilling parameters were analyzed.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, A. C. College of Engineering & Technology, Karaikudi, 630 004, India

    S. Jayabal

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Velalar College of Engineering &Technology, Erode, 630 012, India

    S. Velumani

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, 630 052, India

    P. Navaneethakrishnan

  4. Principal, Sri Sairam Institute of Technology, West Tambaram, Chennai, 600 044, India

    K. Palanikumar

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Jayabal, S., Velumani, S., Navaneethakrishnan, P. et al. Mechanical and machinability behaviors of woven coir fiber-reinforced polyester composite. Fibers Polym 14, 1505–1514 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-013-1505-5

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