Research Article
Characterization of Chemically Treated Sisal Fiber/Polyester Composites
Table 2
Comparison of flexural strength between various existing single and hybrid fiber tensile strengths.
| Fiber/matrix (W/W) | Fabrication method | Chemical treatment | Tensile strength (MPa) | References |
| Sisal kenaf fiber/polyester | Compression molding | Alkali treatment | 91.3 | [28] | Sisal/kenaf/epoxy | Hand layup | — | 23.7 | [29] | Banana/kenaf/polyester | Hand layup | Cyanoethylation | 75 | [30] | PPLSF/jute/polyester | Hand layup and compression molding | Alkali treatment | 83. 3 | [38] | Palmyra/glass/rooflite resin | Compression molding | — | 80 | [39] | Glass/Phenol formaldehyde | Hand layup | — | 55 | [40] | Banana/sisal/epoxy | Hand layup | — | 32.0 | [41] | Roselle/sisal/polyester | Hand layup | — | 60.0 | [31] | PALF/glass/polyester | Hand layup and compression molding | — | 70.0 | [33] | Banana/sisal/polyester | Hand layup | — | 58.0 | [42] | Henequen/polyethylene | Compression molding | Silane treatment | 80.0 | [36] | Sisal/polyester composite | Hand layup | Alkali treatment | 44.78 | Present work |
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