Research Article
Water Absorption, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of Bamboo Fiber with Chopped Glass Fiber Filler-Reinforced Polyester Composites
Table 27
Comparison of properties of long and short bamboo fiber reinforced polyester with CGF composites with those from published work.
| Properties | BFRPEC/BPRPEC with chopped glass fiber filler composites (current work) | Isophthalic polyester with Sandwich composites [48] | Graphite modified cotton fiber reinforced polyester composites [60] | Studies on tensile and compression characteristics of silk-cotton reinforced composite [61] | BF8 | BP9 | C1 | C2 | CFRPE | SCRPE |
| Tensile strength (MPa) | 131.22 | 102 | 30 | 42 | 38 | 63.15 | Tensile modulus (GPa) | 4.877 | 3.233 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 6.0 | Flexural strength (MPa) | 128.76 | 79.54 | 38 | 32 | 142 | 109.03 | Flexural modulus (GPa) | 4.16 | 2.95 | 2.3 | 1.9 | ā | ā |
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