Design and fabrication of chain

sprocket by using bamboo fiber

and wool fiber with vinylester
 Abstract
• A study of the effect of alkaline treatment on the flexural properties of bamboo
fiber and wool fiber reinforced vinyl ester composites is presented in this
paper. The composites were reinforced with 10% weight fraction of the fibres.
The fibres were treated using sodium hydroxide (NaoH) with 0.25 M and 0.5
M concentration solution for 1 hour, 4 hours and 8 hours soaking time. The
purpose of treating fibres with alkali was to enhance the interfacial bonding
between matrix and fibre surfaces. The maximum flexural strength occurred at
0.50 M NaoH solution with 1 hour of soaking time and to discuss the chain
sprocket model made by bamboo fibre and wool fiber with vInyl ester
composite material and to evaluate the hardness, impact strength of the
composite material.
 Introduction
• Fiber-reinforced composite materials consist of fibers of high strength and modulus
embedded in or bonded to a matrix with distinct interfaces (boundaries) between
them. In this form, both fibers and matrix retain their physical and chemical
identities, yet they produce a combination of properties that cannot be achieved
with either of the constituents acting alone.

• The most common form in which fiber-reinforced composites are used in structural
applications is called a laminate, which is made by stacking a number of thin layers
of fibers and matrix and consolidating them into the desired thickness. Fiber
orientation in each layer as well as the stacking sequence of various layers in a
composite laminate can be controlled to generate a wide range of physical and
mechanical properties for the composite laminate.
 LITERATURE REVIEW
• The history of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites can be traced
back to the advent of synthetic polymers in the early twentieth century. In
1850s, shellac was compounded with wood flour. Research on natural fiber
composites has existed since the early 19th century but has not received
much attention until late in the 1980’s.During 1920s, 1930s and early
1940s, a good deal of research was carried out on natural fiber reinforced
composites. Caldwell and Clay carried out their research work on natural
fiber reinforced composites for lighter materials to be used in aircraft
primary structures. Composites, primarily glass but including natural
reinforced composites are found in countless consumer products like boats,
agricultural machinery and cars A major goal of natural fiber composites is
to alleviate the need to use expensive glass fiber, which has a relatively
high density and is dependent on non-renewable sources. Recently, car
manufacturers have been interested in incorporating natural fiber
composites into both interior and exterior parts. Many companies such as
Mercedes Benz, Toyota and DaimlerChrysler have already accomplished
this and are looking to expand the uses of natural fiber composites
 COMPOSITE
• Composites are one of the most advanced and
adaptable engineering materials known to men.
Progresses in the field of materials science and
technology have given birth to these fascinating and
wonderful materials. Composites are heterogeneous
in nature, created by the assembly of two or more
components with fillers or reinforcing fibers and a
compactable matrix. The matrix may be metallic,
ceramic or polymeric in origin.
PROCESS FLOW
 COMPOSITION OF

• Bamboo Fiber - 30 %

• Vinyl Ester - 55 %

• Wool Fiber 15%

BAMBOO FIBER
 PROPERTIES OF BAMBOO FIBER
PROPERTIES VALUE

Density 1.4 g/cm³

Tensile strength 255MPa

Young’s modulus 2.4-5.40 GPa

Elongation 13.28 %
WOOL FIBER
VENYL ESTER
 Properties of vinylester resin
PROPERTIES VALUE

Density (g/cm³) 1.15

Tensile strength (Mpa) 70-80

Young’s modulus (Gpa) 3.5

Elongation at break (%) 4-6

 DIE MAKING

The tooling involved in plastic molding is quite similar to that of stamping

dies. The principal difference is that stamping requires force, while
molding does not. In plastic molding, two units are required whose design
is such that, when brought together, they make up a system of closed
cavities linked to a central orifice. Liquid plastic is forced through the
orifice and into the cavities, or molds, and when the plastic solidifies, the
molds open and the finished parts are ejected.
 TESTING PROCESS
• HARDNESS
• TENSILE STRENGTH
• TOUGHNESS TEST (IMPACT TEST)
 APPLICATIONS
• AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS
• CORROSION RESISTING AREAS
• TIDAL POWER PLANT COMPONENTS.
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