| Abstract Scope |
The production of synthetic materials is highly polluting, process that motivate the search for new natural or alternative materials, which offer properties similar to synthetic ones. In particular, the use of natural lignocellulosic fibers (NLFs) is an alternative to or replace synthetic components, and to reinforce composite materials for engineering applications. NLFs stand out for being biodegradable, non-polluting, have low cost of cultivation, in addition to being lighter than synthetic fibers, being a substitute for these components, with similar mechanical properties. In this article, a NLF still unknown, the ubim fiber (Geonoma baconiferous), will be analyzed statistically in terms of diameter in relation to its density, using the Weibull method for future applications in engineering composites. In conclusion the ubim fibers have a high density (2.4g /cm3) compared to other natural fibers. Moreover its density displays little change with the diameter within the 240 to 320 um interval. |