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The use of wood-based composite panels as building construction material is usually to function both as structural and non-structural components. Natural fiber reinforced composite has emerged as a highly potential replacement for the synthetic fibers. Various natural waste fibers are used for various engineering application. This paper investigates the mechanical properties which were fabricated using recycled rubber and natural fibers. Emission of formaldehyde from wood-based composites is concern in research. Its bonding strength is very high compared to other resin, though it emits hazardless air when reacting with atmospheric air so that change of resin is needed to make the specimen as eco-friendly. For acoustic testing, sound absorption coefficient was evaluated using impedance tube method. For particle board with the density 0.5g cm-3, sound absorption was good at high frequencies the Medium density fiberboard was prepared using two different natural fibers and its bending properties were tested. The suitability of using recycled rubber and neem as raw material and ethyl vinyl acetate as a resin in the manufacturing of medium density fiberboard was also studied. The MDF was fabricated at the prescribed percentage of filler. The performance of composite was evaluated by its mechanical and physical properties. The Experimental investigation indicated that the mechanical strength of medium density fiberboards such as modulus of rupture and modulus of elasticity increased with increasing board harness.

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S. KARTHIK RAJA, & R.KARTHI. (2017). Performance improvement in acoustic boards through natural fibers and wastage of tiers . International Journal of Intellectual Advancements and Research in Engineering Computations, 5(1), 1028–1031. Retrieved from https://ijiarec.com/ijiarec/article/view/1636