Research Article

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

Table 8

Overall mechanical coir composite property results.

Composite compositionLongitudinal loadingTransvers loading
TS (MPa)BS(MPa)CS(MPa)SS(MPa)E(GPa)TS (MPa)BS(MPa)SS(MPa)E(GPa)

CC15645.6399.4572.6822.0853.128.626721.41
CC260.530.16101.5689.9520.9654.14623.4386.821.16
CC364.5619.13118.9497.8523.2645.97318.1184.4320.21
CC449.9754.5087.5061.2417.5543.4518.1248.6417.92
CC551.5721.16136.369617.2259.8316.0290.3117.60
CC650.0220.2494.3277.4217.0250.0318.2670.9616.19
CC729.0918.9870.7456.3316.2538.0619.204515.18
CC865.9618.0487.5898.8115.964.8317.6669.7714.91
CC951.0427.1094.4680.4214.3446.426.5067.6113.32