Extraction of banana fiber and characterization analysis of a hybrid (banana, jute, carbon and glass) reinforced composite material.

Banana is a well-known tree in many countries. After harvesting bananas, the trees are cut down. The fibers obtained through this plant processing acquire luxurious properties like high strength, toughness, durability, etc. Due to the micro-pores on its surface, it has good reinforcing ability with resins. In many engineering applications today, including the automotive industry, natural fiber composites or composites that combine natural fibers with high performance fibers are preferred over synthetic fiber composites. Here a simple process is adopted to extract the banana fiber where no machines or chemicals are used. Three types of composite materials are made from banana, carbon, jute, and glass fiber, as well as their yarns, fabrics and mats. Three different samples, namely S1, S2, and S3, were prepared using the hand lay-up technique. After analyzing their properties, it showed that the highest mechanical properties are found in the composite of [Carbon fabric-(jute+banana) blended yarn-glass mat] at the direction of Yarn. The tensile strengths of samples S1, S2, and S3 are 229 MPa, 289 MPa, and 223 MPa, respectively, with elongation values of 6.47%, 5.59%, and 7.24%. For the flexural strength test, the results are 247 MPa for S1, 294 MPa for S2, and 234 2 MPa for S3. Finally, the impact strength results show 22 J for S1, 15 J for S2, and 19 J for S3. The qualities of the above features ensure that they can be used in the automobile industry.