Table 3 Tensile and flexural properties of 50/50 ratio of M. pinnata/PP composites compression molded at 170 °C compared with cotton stalk fiber and jute PP composites
From: Millettia pinnata: a study on the extraction of fibers and reinforced composites
Reinforcement | Tensile properties | Flexural properties | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strength (MPa) | Modulus (MPa) | Strength (MPa) | Modulus (MPa) | ||
Cotton stalk fiber | 15.7 ± 3.4 | 806 ± 140 | 12.4 ± 2.2 | 502 ± 99 | Reddy and Yang (2009) |
Jute | 13.5 ± 1.3 | 979 ± 98 | 15.1 ± 1.0 | 620 ± 72 | Reddy and Yang (2009) |
M. pinnata | 17.96 ± 1.1 | 875 ± 66 | 10.1 ± 0.6 | 580 ± 51 | This work |