Structure–Properties Relationship of Short Jute Fiber-reinforced Polypropylene Composites

In the present work, mechanical response, water uptake, and dielectric properties of jute fiber-reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites are studied. Uniaxial tensile and Izod notched tests are conducted for a range of fiber volume fraction. It was found that the tensile Young’s modulus and tensile strength monotonically increased with increasing the fiber volume fraction, whereas the impact resistance increased up to a critical value of the...