• S Muthuraj
• P Rajkumar
• G Subbiah Jeeva
• R Sakthivel

Recently there has been a greater inclination towards natural fiber reinforced plastic composites because these are environmental friendly and cost effective to synthetic fiber reinforced composites. The availability of natural fiber and ease of manufacturing have tempted researchers worldwide to try locally available inexpensive fiber and to study their feasibility of reinforcement purposes and to what extent they satisfy the required specifications of good reinforced polymer composite for structural application. Natural fibers were initially used in composite materials to predominately improve bulk and reduce cost rather than improving mechanical properties.In order to conserve natural resources and economize energy, weight reduction has been the main focus of machine parts manufacturers in the present scenario. Weight reduction can be achieved primarily by the introduction of better material, design optimization and better manufacturing processes. The Palm and sisal fiber reinforced composite is one of the potential items for weight reduction of about 20% - 30%.In this project our ultimate aim is to fabricate the new class of epoxy based composites reinforced with short Palm and sisal fiber. Evaluate the mechanical properties such as tensile strength and hardness of prepared reinforced composite and to check the cracks present in the material using Die Penetrant NDT technique.

Natural Fiber- Reinforced Plastic Composites- Environmental Friendly- Mechanical Properties- NDT

"EXPERIMENTAL INVESTGATION OF PALM & SISAL FIBER BASED POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITE COUPONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 12, page no.93-101, December-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1912255.pdf

"EXPERIMENTAL INVESTGATION OF PALM & SISAL FIBER BASED POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITE COUPONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 12, page no. pp93-101, December-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1912255.pdf