*Department of Mechanical Engineering, C.S.I. Institute of Technology, Thovalai, India
**Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sethu Institute of Technology, Kariapatti, India
***Department of Physics, Lakshmipuram College of Arts and Science, Neyoor, India
****Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi, Tamilnadu, India
Recently the environmental awareness, ecological concerns and new legislations of bio fibre reinforced composites have received increasing attention. In this paper sufficient number of Artocarphus heterophyllus powder (AHP) reinforced with fiber biodegradable resin composite samples are produced as per the ASTM standards. Mechanical testing such as tensile strength and impact test are done. Different types of biomass briquettes improve the properties of densification and characterization of a new set of natural fibre based AHP composites. Scanning electron micrographs obtained from fractured surfaces were used for qualitative evaluation of the interfacial properties of AHP composites. The consequence of moisture content and particle size on bulk density of AHP was deliberated.
Densification, AHP, particle size, strength, bulk density
