The tensile properties of Ukam fibre cashew nut shell resin composite were studied for possible structural application in engineering. Basically, the hand lay–up method was employed to manufacture the test samples of the composite by 40: 60 weight ratio and testing the tensile properties such as tensile strength and modulus of elasticity using the instron tensile machine. Consequently, the experiment demonstrated that the Ukam fibre reinforced cashew nut shell resin composite has an ultimate tensile strength of 40.5 Mpa and a Young Modulus of 1GPa. The above results indicate that ukam fibre reinforced cashew nut shell resin composte is suitable for low cost applications in engineering and is a good alternative to artificial glass fibre.

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