Thermal Properties of Natural Fiber Sisal Based Hybrid Composites - A Brief Review

• Published in: Journal of natural fibers Vol. 19; no. 12; pp. 4696 - 4706
• Main Authors: Veerasimman, Arumugaprabu, Shanmugam, Vigneshwaran, Rajendran, Sundarakannan, Johnson, Deepak Joel, Subbiah, Ajith, Koilpichai, John, Marimuthu, Uthayakumar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 02-12-2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Building materials; Construction materials; Defense industry; differential scanning calorimetry; dynamic mechanical analysis; Fiber composites; Fiber reinforcement; Fibers; Geotechnical fabrics; Hybrid composites; Hybridization; Mechanical properties; Outerwear; Packaging; Railway engineering; Sisal; Sisal fiber; Synthetic fibers; Thermal properties; Thermodynamic properties; thermogravimetric analysis; 剑麻纤维; 动态力学分; 差示扫描量热法; 热重分析; 纤维复合材料
• ISSN: 1544-0478; 1544-046X
• DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2020.1870619

Among natural fiber composites, sisal fiber is one of the promising reinforcement which provides enhanced mechanical strength to the composites. The sisal fibers are low cost, available at abundant, having low density, improved specific strength and modulus, and are nontoxic. It has been utilized by mankind from the olden period itself. These fibers were used for making mats, cloths, bags, hats, ropes, and many applications. The increased strength of sisal fiber attracted the design engineers in developing fiber composites. The sisal fiber reinforcement in composites proven to be an effective replacement for synthetic fibers. At present, sisal fiber composites have been found in vast engineering applications like automobile, railways, building materials, electrical industry, geotextiles, defense and in the packaging industry. To increase the sisal fiber composite, strength hybridization was introduced. Although several literatures explore the mechanical performance of the hybrid sisal composites, there is no proper literature that summarizes the thermal properties of the sisal hybrid composites. This review presents a summary of the thermal characteristics of hybrid sisal fiber composites.