Mechanical and Shear behaviour of Woven Kenaf/ Carbon fiber reinforced hybrid composites under Ambient Temperature

Abstract

The impact of varying thickness on the tension, bending, as well as shear failure shear characteristics of unprocessed woven kenaf with charcoal textile reinforced polyester hybrid compounds has already been empirically examined. Handmade lay-up hybrid composites are created in a mould as well as dried under mild compression for 6 minutes before drying at room temperature. Each hybrid composite had a maximum of five plies, with the amount and location of insulating material varying to provide five different layering patterns. For comparability, a grouping of any and all kenaf laminates has also been created. The increased fibre weight percentage was kept constant at 40%. ASTM specifications were followed for sample creation and testing. The MES 610 Materials Simulation Environment was put through its paces using the automated purposeful sampling software Test Performs. The findings demonstrate that incorporating synthetic fibres as severe diamond flanges may drastically enhance the characteristics of kenaf hybrids. Bending and interlaminar shear characteristics are more affected by layering arrangement than tension qualities. An analysis of all of the quality issues discovered that the hybrids laminated with two different charcoal flanges along both sides are indeed the perfect pairing with such a decent mix of attributes and price.