MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR OF

CHICKEN FEATHER AND VINYL

ESTER COMPOSITE USING ANSYS
SOFTWARE
OBJECTIVE OF PROJECT

 The main objective of this project is to study the

mechanical bhevaiour of chicken feather and
vinly ester composite
MECHANICAL PROPERTY OF CHICKEN
FEATHER
 The functions of a bird’s feathers are highly related to
their mechanical properties and their mechanical
properties are related to the keratin structure.
 Keratin has a structure which transports forces through
negligible distortion.
 It is reported that elasticity modulus of feather keratin
ranges from 0.045 GPa to 10 GPa.
 The Young’s modulus ofchicken feather fibers was found
to be chicken feather fibers was found to be in the range
of 3 - 50 GPa
 And the tensile strength of oven-dried chicken feather
fibers in the range of 41-130 MPa.
ABSTRACT

 Chicken feathers have a unique structure and properties not

found in any natural or synthetic fibers. Although feathers
 as such cannot be processed as the protein fibers wool and
silk due to the complex structure of the feathers, the
 secondary structures of feathers i.e. the barbs have the
structure and properties that make them suitable for use as
 natural protein fibers. The low density, excellent
compressibility and resiliency, ability to dampen sound,
warmth
 retention and distinctive morphological structure of feather
barbs make them uniquefibers. For example, the density
 chicken feathers are about 0.8 g/cm3 compared to about 1.5
g/cm3 for cellulose fibers and about 1.3 g/cm3 for wool.
 None of the natural or synthetic fibers commercially available
today have a density as low as that of chicken feathers.
 Such unique properties make barbs preferable for many
applications such as textiles and composites used for
 automotive applications. In addition to the unique structure and
properties, barbs are cheap, abundantly available and a
 renewable source for protein fibers. Poultry feathers contain
about 90% protein and are cheap and renewable source for
 protein fibers.
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