Table 5 Summary of the physicomechanical properties of Musa spp. fibre composites (Kulkarni et al. 2019)
From: The exchange of Musa spp. fibre in composite fabrication: a systematic review
Composite | Fibre/resin ratio | Impact | Tensile strength | Flexural | Young’s | Flexural | Water | Elongation | Hardness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | (wt% or V i) | strength or | (MPa or kN/mi) | strength | Modulus | Modulus | Absorbance | At break | Number |
| Â | F | energy (kJ/m2) | Â | (MPa or kNi) | (MPa) | (MPa) | (%) | (%) | (or shore Di) |
Banana–polyester | 40:60c | 18 MPa | 74 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – |
Banana–polypropylene | 30:70 | – | 66.26 | 33.72 | – | – | – | – | – |
Banana–epoxy | 40:60 | 0.55 J | 8.937 | 34.11 | – | – | 29.9 | – | 28 |
Banana–epoxy | – | 6–12 J | 58–62 | 0.73–0.89i | – | – | – | – | – |
Banana–epoxy | 50:50 | 16.92 | 17.92 | 58.06 | 718 | 9048 | 1.24 | – | – |
Plantain–polyester | 4:96 | – | – | 62–81 | – | – | – | – | – |
Banana–pineapple leaf–polypropylene | 3.75:1.25:95 | – | 20 | 28 | 1040 | 1000 | – | 4.5 | 73i |
Banana–polystyrene | 20:80 | – | 21.3 | 8.7b | 1079.3 | 572.2b | – | 6.1 | – |
Banana–high-density polyethylene | 40:60 | – | 5.2i | – | 230 | – | – | 1.4 | – |
Banana–polyester | 0.4:0.6i | – | – | – | 1385 | 2723 | – | 6 | – |
Banana–polyester | 0.4:0.6i | 36 kJ/mm2 | 57 | 53 | 1352 | 2723 | – | – | – |
Banana–polyester | 0.4:0.6i | 37 kJ/mm2 | 57 | 52 | – | – | – | 6 | – |
Plantain–polyester | – | – | 40.28 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Plantain–polyester | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 N/mm2 |
Plantain–polyester | – | 168 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Banana–polyester | 10:90c | 63.6 | – | 80 | – | 2400 | 4 | – | – |
Banana–phenol formaldehyde | 41:59a | 27 | 26 | 50 g | 440 | 2400 g | – | 11 | – |
Banana–polypropylene | – | 122 J/m | 26 | 68 | 850 | 2700 | – | – | – |
Banana–polyester | 40:60 | 115 J/m | – | 29.1 | – | 1520 | 5.9 | – | – |
Banana–HDPE–nylon | 38.8:61.2 | 5.2 | 31.6 | 44.6 | 1850 | 2070 | 1.5 | – | – |
Banana–polyurethane | 15:85c | – | 10.12 | – | 53.98 | – | – | – | – |
Banana–polystyrene | 40:60 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – |
Banana–LDPE | 20:80c | – | 10 Pa | – | 150 | – | 2 | 25 | – |
Banana–polypropylene | 30:70d | 12 MPa | 42.5 | 65 | 3450 | 3550 | – | 2.7 | – |
Banana–polyester | 40:60 | 38 | 57 | 60 | 450 | 4500 | 27e | – | – |
Banana–polyester | 0.374:0.626i | – | 60.9 | 91.4f | 1080 | 2040 | – | – | – |
Banana–polyester | 0.25:0.75i | 120 | 13.46 | 98.25 | – | – | 1.03 |  |  |
Banana–vinyl ester | 30:70 | 3.41 | 17.65 | 48.21 | – | – | – | – | – |
Banana–epoxy | 30:70 | 8.11 | 22.63 | 51.28 | – | – | – | – | – |
Banana–epoxy | 30:70c | 5 J | – | – | 1656 | – | 0.1 | – | 63 |
Banana–betel nut–polypropylene | 11.25:3.75:85 | 400 J/m | 21.5 | 40 | 1000 | 1700 | 2.6 | – | 73.5 |
Banana–epoxy | 16:84 h | 13.25 | 16.12 | 57.33 | 642 | 8920 | 21 | – | – |