The Mechanical Properties of Ukam Fibre-Reinforced Cashew Nut Shell Resin Composite

The mechanical properties of ukam fibre cashew nut shell resin composite were studied for possible structural application in engineering. Basically, the hand lay-up method was employed to manufacture the test samples of the composite by 40: 60 weight ratio and testing the samples’ mechanical properties using the instron tensile machine and the izod impact machine respectively. Consequently, the experiments demonstrated that the ukam fibre reinforced cashew nut shell resin composite has a maximum tensile strength of 40.5MPa, the impact energy of 1.93J and a young tensile modulus of 1GPa. The above results indicate that ukam fibre-reinforced cashew nut shell resin composite is suited for low cost applications in engineering and is a good alternative to artificial glass fibres.