Abstract:
With global development, materials with lower costs and impact on the environment are gaining ground. Natural fibers are an economical, low-cost, eco-friendly option. In this work we intend to show the tensile behavior of composites reinforced with jute fiber as an alternative to synthetic fibers. In the development of the composites, epoxy polymeric resin (DGEBA/DETA) and jute fiber fabric, found for sale in textile shops, were used. In the epoxy resin, glass particles, industrial talc, calcite and quartz were incorporated. The Wencon resin which is used commercially in the oil and gas industry and was used for comparison of the results, and just like in the common epoxy resin, added to natural jute fiber and synthetic glass fiber. The results showed that the jute fiber had a better performance of maximum resistance in the composition formed by epoxy resin with quartz, standing out to the commercial resin Wencon. For the results referring to the modulus of elasticity, the glass fiber presented higher values when compared to the jute fiber, however, taking into account the standard deviation, there were no significant changes.