Mechanical properties of banana macro particles reinforced epoxy composites have been evaluated in this study. Composites have been prepared with 25, 30, and 35 wt % of banana macro particles using compression moulding machine. Mechanical properties (tensile, flexural, and impact) of banana macro particles reinforced epoxy composites have been obtained as a function of content of banana macro particles. The results show that the mechanical properties are found to increase substantially with increasing banana macro particles with epoxy composite. Composite with 35 wt% have the highest mechanical properties, i.e., the tensile strength of 24.36 MPa; the flexural strength of 67.16 MPa; the impact strength of 0.32 J. Scanning electron microscope analysis has shown the failure mechanism and the damaged behaviors occurred in the composites after tests.

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力学性能对香蕉大颗粒增强环氧复合材料的影响

这项研究评估了香蕉大颗粒增强环氧复合材料的机械性能。使用压缩成型机已经用25、30和35重量％的香蕉大颗粒制备了复合材料。香蕉大颗粒增强的环氧复合材料的机械性能（拉伸，弯曲和冲击）已作为香蕉大颗粒含量的函数获得。结果表明，随着具有环氧树脂复合材料的香蕉大颗粒的增加，机械性能显着提高。35 wt％的复合材料具有最高的机械性能，即，抗张强度为24.36 MPa；弯曲强度为67.16 MPa；冲击强度为0.32J。扫描电子显微镜分析表明，复合材料的破坏机理和破坏行为在试验后均发生。