Compressive properties of natural fibre composites

Abstract Compressive properties of 3 different natural fibre composites are measured, based on flax, bamboo and coir fibre. It was found that bamboo performs the best of these 3 natural fibres in compression. If the compressive properties are compared to the tensile properties it can be seen that flax and bamboo composites reach between 60% and 80% of the tensile values, which is very encouraging. Coir fibre composites even perform better in compression than in tension.