Research Article
Experimental Investigation on Mechanical Behaviour of Kevlar and Ramie Fibre Reinforced Epoxy Composites
Table 1
Fibre composition in terms of physical, mechanical, and chemical composition.
| | Property | Kevlar | Ramie |
| | Density (g/cm3) | 1.44 | 1.50 | | Diameter (mm) | 85-260 | 0.034 | | Tensile strength (MPa) | 2760 | 560 | | Fracture load (N) | 0.562 | 0.467 | | Moisture content (wt%) | 10 | 8.0 | | Cellulose (wt%) | 56 | 68.6-76.2 | | Lignin (wt%) | 0.6 | 0.6-0.7 | | Hemicellulose (wt%) | 15.2-16.8 | 13.1-16.7 | | Pectin (wt%) | 2.0 | 1.9 | | Wax (wt%) | 0.32 | 0.3 |
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