2019/05/02 by Forkan Sarker, Prasad Potluri, Sarker, Forkan +10
Engineering · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Applied Physics (physics.app-ph) #Composite material #Epoxy #FOS: Physical sciences #Fiber #Fiber-reinforced polymer composites #Graphene #Materials science #Modulus #Nano- #Nanotechnology #Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites #Natural fiber #Stiffness #Tribology and Wear Analysis #Ultimate tensile strength #Young's modulus #physics.app-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1905.00750
23 pages, 5 Figures, 1 Table
arxiv created 2019/05/02 · openalex publication_date 2019/05/02 · arxiv updated 2019/05/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06
Natural fibers composites are considered as sustainable alternative to synthetic composites due to their environmental and economic benefits. However, they suffer from poor mechanical and interfacial properties due to a random fiber orientation and weak fiber-matrix interface. Here we report nano-engineered graphene-based natural jute fiber preforms with a new fiber architecture (NFA) which significantly improves their properties and performances. Our graphene-based NFA of jute fiber perform enhances Young modulus of jute-epoxy composites by ~324% and tensile strength by ~110% more than untreated jute fiber composites, by arranging fibers in parallel direction through individualisation and nano surface engineering with graphene derivatives. This could potentially lead to manufacturing of high performance natural alternatives to synthetic composites in various stiffness driven high performance applications.