Phoenix dactylifera l. pinnae (the green leaves of dates palm) were used
as natural reinforcing (strengthening) fibers to improve the mechanical
properties of polyester as a matrix material, the fibers of the green leaves of
dates palm were used in two lengths, 10 and 20mm with five rates of 0, 2.5,
5, 10, and 20% , where the reinforcing with the leaves fibers increases the
hardness strength from 76.5 to be about 86.55 , the Impact value
raised from about 0.313 to 0.461 , in addition to that the
flexural strength from 2.66 to be about 55 , and the thermal
conductivity increases from 2.54 𝑤∕𝑚.℃ to 5.41 𝑤∕𝑚.℃.
The results of the present search explains that the composite samples
reinforced at rate 20% and 10mm fiber length
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