Experimental Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Coir, Coconut Husk Powder and PVC Composite Materials

Composite materials are extensively used in the day-to-days life due to the main properties like high stiffness, less weight, corrosion resistance, good fatigue strength, dimensional constancy and these properties cannot be encountered in the conventional alloys. Composites material is formed by the amalgamation of fiber with the matrix structure. Fibers can be created either with the synthetic materials such as metals, glass, carbon, aramid etc., nor with the natural fibers such as jute, coconut, banana, pineapple etc., Natural fibers have been selected widely for the exploration due to the biodegradable properties, abundant availability and many more compare to the synthetic fibers. Coconut fiber is one of the natural fibers, plentifully available in tropical areas which can be easily extracted from raw coconut husk. Composite material with the combination of Coconut fiber and PVC plastic are studied in this paper. The paper designates about the fabrication of the composite material and study the following mechanical properties, Tensile strength, Flexural strength and Compressive strength with the different combinations made in the coconut fiber composite material and the results are expected to be better than the present coconut fiber composite materials.