Mechanical Behavior of Polymer Composites Reinforced with Coir and Date Palm Frond Fibers

Table 3

Estimated density and mass of coir fiber reinforced composite using the rule of mixture.

(%) Coir composite
Wt ratio (%)	NaOH treatment (%)	Notations	Mass of composite (gms)	Theoretical density (g/cc)	Experimental density (g/cc)
10	0	CC1	555.5	1.13	1.04
	5	CC2	518.2	1.05	0.91
	10	CC3	485.8	0.99	0.81
20	0	CC4	551.7	1.11	1.02
	5	CC5	512.8	1.03	0.87
	10	CC6	478	0.95	0.77
30	0	CC7	510.4	1.1	1.0
	5	CC8	444.5	1.01	0.85
	10	CC9	395	0.93	0.74