Mechanical Properties of Twill Weave of Bamboo Fabric Epoxy Composite Materials

Natural fibers have been increasingly used in polymer composites during the last decade, and this has a significant impact on environmental implications. Natural fibers from lignocellulose materials have recently emerged in the form of fabric woven reinforced in polymer composites due to numerous applications, including structural and non-structural variants. One of the most promising materials for substituting synthetic polymeric materials by naturally available fiber reinforcements in polymer composites is woven fabric. Bamboo/Bamboo woven fabric encompasses bamboo yarn in both the warp and weft directions was chosen for this study. Bamboo/bamboo twill woven fabric acting as a reinforcement in the composites with epoxy resin as a bonding material using the compression moulding method of manufacturing. The mechanical characterization of twill woven fabric bamboo/bamboo reinforced composites was examined using five dissimilar fiber loading conditions (30:70, 35:65, 40:60, 45:55, and 50:50 wt.%) and mechanical parameters such as Tensile strength, Compression strength, Interlaminar shear stress and Impact strength were examined as per the ASTM standards. The study shows that the 45wt % of twill weave composites had a greater mechanical performance when compared to other wt % of composites. The findings revealed that the texture pattern of the fabric has a significant impact on the strength of fiber reinforced composites.