Abstract: The composite materials are being developed to replace conventional materials, such as stiffness, high fracture toughness, and ease of fabrication,etc. In the present investigation, the mechanical behaviors of filler-added Coir- Vinyl ester composites were studied. The main objectives of this study is to investigate the water absorption behaviors of rice husk-filler added non woven randomly oriented Coir-Vinyl ester composites for varying fiber length, and filler content. It was inferred that a particulate weight content of 10% and fiber length of 50 mm has restricted the water absorption in a better way. It is observed that the value of moisture absorption increased with increased to particulate content. It is concluded that rice husk particulate filled coir fiber reinforced composite can be used in the low load bearing marine applications.
Keywords- Vinyl ester, coir fiber, filler content, moisture absorption.
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