The tensile test method (ASTM D3822-01) was applied
to determine the tensile strength and Young’s modulus of
the fibers. Bagasse strand bundle were randomly chosen,
mounted and glued on a paper tab before measurement.
The testing was performed using Instron 3366 with the
sample gage length of 30 mm and crosshead speed of
5 mm/min. The tensile test and three-point flexural tests
of composites were carried out using Instron 3366 according
to the standard methods ASTM D3039 and ASTM
D790-98, respectively. The crosshead speed of the tensile
and flexural testings were set at 5 mm/min. The dimension
for tensile specimen is 60 mm long and 13 mm wide. The
span length:thickness ratio of the flexural sample is fixed
at 16:1. All the results were taken as the average value of
10 samples.