期刊名称：International Journal of Sustainable Engineering
印刷版ISSN：1939-7038
出版年度：2021
卷号：14
期号：5
页码：1170-1180
DOI：10.1080/19397038.2021.1892233
语种：English
出版社：Taylor & Francis Group
摘要：ABSTRACTThe production of ballistic composites using polyethylene fibres from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) and carbon fibres are gaining relevance. Although these materials have standard properties, they are very expensive and are not readily available. To develop a military helmet that will be less expensive and protect the safety of the personnel that leads to the development of polyester reinforced banana stem fibres (BSF) and cow horn particulate (CHp) composite. Polyester-15 wt BSF+4 wt% CHp was produced using a hand laying method. The composite was cured at 100°C for 6 h. The microstructure, strength, hardness values, and impact energy were determined using the standard method. Lower weight helmet that will not be too heavy and the same protect the safety of the personnel can be produced from this formulation. 94.66% enhancement in tensile strength and 174.79% of the impact energy were obtained. The values of the impact energy, hardness values, and strength obtained in this work are within the range for the production of military helmet.
关键词：KEYWORDSCow hornbanana stem fibrepolyestermicrostructurestrengthimpact energy
