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MATEC Web of Conferences
Volume 39, 2016
2015 2nd International Conference on Chemical and Material Engineering (ICCME 2015)
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| Article Number | 01005 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Novel materials and properties | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20163901005 | |
| Published online | 13 January 2016 | |
The effect of fibre layering pattern in resisting bending loads of natural fibre-based hybrid composite materials
1 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
2 Centre for composite (CfC) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
3 Faculty of Manufacturing, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
a Corresponding author: mshahirul@kktmmasjidtanah.edu.my
The effect of fibre layering pattern and hybridization on the flexural properties of composite hybrid laminates between natural fibres of basalt, jute and flax with synthetic fibre of E-glass reinforced epoxy have been investigated experimentally. Results showed that the effect fibre layering pattern was highly significant on the flexural strength and modulus, which were strongly dependent on the hybrid configuration between sandwich-like (SL) and intercalation (IC) sequence of fibre layers. In addition, specific modulus based on the variation densities of the hybrid laminates was used to discover the best combination either basalt, jute or flax with E-glass exhibits superior properties concerning on the strength to weight-ratio. Generally, SL sequence of glass/basalt exhibited superior strength and stiffness compared with glass/jute and glass/flax in resisting bending loads. In terms of hybridization effect, glass/jute was found to be the best combination with E-glass compared to the rest of natural fibres investigated in the present study. Hence, the proper stacking sequences and material selection are among predominant factors that influence on mechanical properties and very crucial in designing composite hybrid system to meet the desired requirements.
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