Tensile Properties of Bagasse Fiber Composites

Bagasse is a waste generated in abundance from the sugarcane industry. This investigation was planned to convert bagasse into useful composite. For this purpose obtained sugar cane juice producer. In study, extraction of fibers done manually and they were treated with sodium hydroxide. The had higher tensile properties as compared untreated ones, so alkali used reinforcement for making composites. Hand lay-up technique manufacture composite samples. fiber length (1 inch 2 inch) weight percentage (10 wt% 20 wt%) considered variables. It found that better (2 (20 wt%). Bagasse-cotton fabric composites also produced using cotton base material sandwiched between printed plain fabric. idea consider these sun-shades or decorative purposes. bagasse-cotton reinforced strength strain; however modulus reduced due elongation fabrics. With increase might be because during manufacturing epoxy resin pass through wet out not wetted properly. phenomenon needs further investigation.