Design and Manufacturing of SKATEBOARD by Using

Natural Plant Based Particles with High Performance

Epoxy Thermosetting Polymers

Presented By Guided By
V. Srikanth(421219114003) DR. A. Ajithram
Assistant Professor
K. Umapathy(421219114346)
Department of Mechanical
V. Amresh(421219114303) Engineering
G. Dhananchezhiyan(421220114309) KVCET
S. Saraan(421221114007)
K. Kishore(421221114006)
OUTLINE:
 Abstract
 Motivation
 Objective
 Introduction
 Literature Review
 Proposed Work
 Conclusion
 References

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ABSTRACT:
Natural fibres have attracting the interest to engineers, researchers,
professionals and scientists all over the world as an alternative
reinforcement for fibre reinforced polymer composites, because of its
superior properties such as high specific strength, low weight, low cost,
fairly good mechanical properties, non-abrasive, eco-friendly and bio-
degradable characteristics. In this point of view, a brief review has been
carried out to make use of natural fibres (such as abaca, banana, bamboo,
cotton, coir, hemp, jute, pineapple, sisal etc) abundantly available in India.
Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymers are mixing with natural fibres to increase
Engineering and Technology applications.
MOTIVATION:
• Although glass and other synthetic fiber-reinforced plastics possess
high specific strength, their fields of application are very limited
because of their inherent higher cost of production.
• Natural fibers are not only strong and lightweight but also relatively
very cheap.
• The various advantages of natural fibres over man-made glass and
carbon fibres are low cost, low density, comparable specific tensile
properties, nonabrasive to the equipments, non-irritation to the skin,
reduced energy consumption, less health risk, renewability,
recyclability and biodegradability
OBJECTIVE:
• Our natural fibre reinforced skate board is made from sisal and banana in
addition with epoxy resin.
INTRODUCTION:
• Based on various studies on natural fibers and their characteristics and
requirements, two natural fibers sisal and coir are selected.
Naturalfibres have greater specific stiffness and specific strength,
more resistance to corrosion. Natural fiber and the glass fiber has high
tensile strength, high impact strength and also low cost compared to
carbon reinforced composites and conventional metals. So the natural
fibers and glass fibers has been used as an alternate to the metals used
for skate boards. The coir fiber is relatively waterproof and is one of
the few natural fibers resistant to damage by salt water. Natural fibers
like coconut coir (short fibers) and sisal fibers (long fibers) are used in
hybrid combination and the fiber weight fraction of 20%, 30% and
40% are used for the fabrication of the composite.
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• Coir has excellent features because it is more durable than most natural
fibers, free of chemical treatment, its strong resistance to salt water and
availability. Sisal is easily cultivated with short renewal times with high
tenacity and tensile intensity, abrasion resistance, saltwater resistance,
acid, and alkali resistance.
• Due to their low cost, good mechanical properties, high specific strength,
non-abrasive, ecofriendly, and bio-degradability characteristics, they are
exploited as a replacement for the conventional materials. Studies
indicate that natural fiber composites can contribute to a cost reduction of
20% and weight reduction of 30% when compared to metals.
Literature Review:

TITLE YEAR/AUTHOR REMARKS

Study on Mechanical Properties of 2015/Sanjay M Ra, A brief review has been carried out to make
Natural - Glass Fibre Reinforced Arpitha G Ra & B use of natural fibres (such as abaca, banana,
Polymer Hybrid Composites: A Review Yogeshaa. bamboo, cotton, coir, hemp, jute, pineapple,
sisal etc) abundantly available in India.

Studying Mechanical, Thermal and 2022/Ajithram Arivendan, The natural fiber extracted from water
Absorption, Characteristics of Water Winowlin Jappes Jebas hyacinth waste could be used for making
Hyacinth (Eichhornia Crassipes) Plant Thangiah, Adamkhan natural fiber polymer composites. The main
Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites Mahaboob Basha intent of this manuscript is to develop
polymer composite materials reinforced by
aquatic wastewater hyacinth natural fibers
having varying lengths

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 TITLE YEAR/AUTHOR REMARKS

An investigation on the Application of 2022/M.P.Kritikesh, Composites can be molded into flexible and
Natural FibreReinforced Polymer S.Karthik , Nishank, complicated shapes, giving designers the
Composite for design and fabrication S.Subbiah freedom to create almost any shape or form.
of Long Skateboard

Monomer Selection for In Situ 2020/Yang Qin , John Natural fiber bio-based thermoplastic
Polymerization Infusion Manufacture Summerscales , Jasper composites could be an appropriate choice with
of Natural-Fiber Reinforced Graham-Jones , advantages including reducing environmental
Thermoplastic-Matrix Marine Maozhou Meng and impacts, using renewable resources and being
Composites Richard Pemberton recyclable. The choice of polymer matrix will
significantly affect the cost, manufacturing
process, mechanical properties and durability of
the composite system.

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Proposed Work:
(i) Methodology
(ii) Product Diagram
(iii) Comparative Tables
(iv) Conclusion
METHODOLOGY:
Natural fibre selection

Mould preparation

Board production

Assemble process

Final Skate board

Commercialization
PROPOSED DIAGRAM:
COMPARATIVE TABLE:
S.No Fibres Tensile Young’s Elongation At Density/(G/
Strength Modulus Break(%) Cm²)
(MPa) (GPa)

1 Sisal 610-720 9-24 2-3 1.34

2 Coir 220 6 15-25 1.25

3 Bamboo 290 17 - 1.25

4 Bagasse 350 22 5.8 0.89

FINAL RESULT:
• We had purchased the following materials:
Epoxy-LY556
Hardner-HY951
S.No Point Of Comparision Our Natural Fibre Reinforced
Skate Board

1 Weight 700 grams

2 Price 1200

S.No Commercially Weight Price

Available Skate
Board
1 Cigemay-Brand Skate 2205 grams 7000
board

2 Retrospec Skate 3000 grams 12000

board
CONCLUSION:
Composites materials gained enormous popularity in the research and
manufacturing industries due to their desirable properties that cannot be
achieved by any of the constituent materials acting alone. For lowering the
harmful effects of advanced materials on the environment the complete
degradation of the materials is necessary and quite challenging at the same
time. We conclude that these NFRPCs are superior to the synthetic fiber
reinforced composites due to the attractive features as follows: (1) These NFs
are cheap and sustainable. (2) Techniques like chemical treatments, coating
of different materials on NFs and hybridization technique can be
implemented to enhance the mechanical and physical properties of NFRPCs.
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