Research Article

Experimental Investigation on Effect of Weight Fraction of Sisal Fiber on Mechanical Properties of Sisal-E-Glass Hybrid Polymer Composites

Table 2

Properties of the sisal fiber [7, 2628].

Physical propertiesValuesUnits

Density 1.41
Elongation at break6-7
Cellulose content (%)60–65
Lignin content (%)10–14
Tensile strength511–635MPa
Longitudinal Young’s modulus9–22GPa
Transversal Young’s modulus3.85GPa
Poisson’s ratio0.175
Diameter205–230
Lumen size11