Mechanical Behavioral Analysis of Sugarcane Bagasse, Coconut Fiber and Kevlar Fiber Reinforced Composite with Micrographs

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Year : 2026 | Volume : 14 | 03 | Page :
    By

    V.Pugazhenthi,

  • P. Ashok kumar,

  • R. Rajappan,

  • S. Vandaarkuzhali,

  • P. Gurusamy,

  • K. R. Rekha,

  • N. Ramanan,

  • B. Somasundaram,

  1. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mailam Engineering College, Mailam, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, India
  2. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mailam Engineering College, Mailam, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, India
  3. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mailam Engineering College, Mailam, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, India
  4. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mailam Engineering College, Mailam, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, India
  5. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chennai Institute of Technology, Kundrathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  6. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Achariya College of Engineering and Technology, Villianur, Puducherry, India
  7. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Jayaram Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  8. Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, REVA University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Abstract

Asbestos and alloys are materials that are frequently used as brake pads; however, because these materials pose risks to human health and the environment, including lung cancer, it is necessary to replace the materials used in brake pads. In place of the current brake pads, composite fibers such as kevlar, sugarcane bagasse, and coconut are studied in this study. The procedure of manually laying up composite molding is used to create the fibers. Tests for tensile, compression, wear, double shear, and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) were used to examine the mechanical behavior of the fibers, and a scanning electron microscope (SEM) investigated the fracture surfaces. Natural fibers exhibit excellent adhesive qualities, great ductility, and hardness based on the outcomes of experimental testing. This indicates that the fibers possess the necessary mechanical strength, wear resistance, and thermal stability to perform effectively as friction materials such as in brake pads or clutches where they can withstand high stress and resist degradation during operation. Friction wear can be reduced by analyzing inter-delamination factors through double-shear tests, which show higher shear strength. The DMA test results showed that natural composites have high tangential and loss modules in cyclic temperatures, which contributes to an improvement in their ability to handle high temperatures and friction. The brake pad models were the subject of the FEA analysis. Finally, the performance of polymer-based brake pads is compared with the results from existing brake pad tests.

Keywords: Fibre composite, Coconut Fibre, Sugarcane Bagasse, Kevlar, SEM.

How to cite this article:
V.Pugazhenthi, P. Ashok kumar, R. Rajappan, S. Vandaarkuzhali, P. Gurusamy, K. R. Rekha, N. Ramanan, B. Somasundaram. Mechanical Behavioral Analysis of Sugarcane Bagasse, Coconut Fiber and Kevlar Fiber Reinforced Composite with Micrographs. Journal of Polymer & Composites. 2026; 14(03):-.
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V.Pugazhenthi, P. Ashok kumar, R. Rajappan, S. Vandaarkuzhali, P. Gurusamy, K. R. Rekha, N. Ramanan, B. Somasundaram. Mechanical Behavioral Analysis of Sugarcane Bagasse, Coconut Fiber and Kevlar Fiber Reinforced Composite with Micrographs. Journal of Polymer & Composites. 2026; 14(03):-. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/jopc/article=2026/view=243901


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Volume 14
03
Received 23/09/2025
Accepted 03/12/2025
Published 14/05/2026
Publication Time 233 Days
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