Research Article
Finite Element Analysis of a Natural Fiber (Maize) Composite Beam
Table 1
Few properties of natural and synthetic fibers [
1,
2].
| Fibers
| Density (g/cm3) | Tensile strength (MPa) | E-modulus (GPa) | Elongation at failure (%) | Moisture absorption |
| E-glass | 2.55 | 2400–3500 | 73 | 3 | — | Aramid | 1.4 | 3000–3450 | 63–67 | 3.3–3.7 | — | Carbon | 1.4 | 4000 | 230–240 | 1.4–1.8 | — | Flax | 1.4 | 800–1500 | 60–80 | 1.2–1.6 | 7 | Hemp | 1.4 | 550–900 | 70 | 1.6 | 8 | Jute | 1.46 | 400–800 | 10–30 | 1.8 | 12 | Ramie | 1.5 | 500 | 44 | 2 | 12–17 | Coir | 1.25 | 220 | 6 | 15–25 | 10 | Sisal | 1.33 | 600–700 | 38 | 2-3 | 11 | Cotton | 1.51 | 400 | 12 | 3–10 | 8–25 |
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