Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Fibers-Reinforced Polymer Composite: A Review

Significance of the type of reinforcement on the physicomechanical behavior of short glass fiber and short carbon fiber‐reinforced polypropylene composites

“…Polypropylene (PP) is a semicrystalline engineering thermoplastic, widely used in automotive parts, home appliances, extruded profiles, packaging industry, construction, etc., due to its low cost, low density, easy processibility, and well‐balanced mechanical, physical, and chemical properties . However, its use is limited in many engineering applications where good mechanical and thermal properties are required, due to its low Young's Modulus, strength, and thermal conductivity .…”

“…In order to provide a cost‐effective solution, research in the last decade has mainly focused on reinforcing the PP with short fibers to improve its mechanical and thermal properties. The hybridization of fibers in the polymer matrix can increase the mechanical properties of single fiber‐reinforced composites and reduce its limitations in many engineering applications . A number of researchers have investigated the effect of glass and carbon fiber (CF) reinforcement on the PP matrix.…”

“…Polypropylene (PP) is a semicrystalline engineering thermoplastic, widely used in automotive parts, home appliances, extruded profiles, packaging industry, construction, etc., due to its low cost, low density, easy processibility, and well-balanced mechanical, physical, and chemical properties. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] However, its use is limited in many engineering applications where good mechanical and thermal properties are required, due to its low Young's Modulus, strength, and thermal conductivity. 2 In order to provide a cost-effective solution, research in the last decade has mainly focused on reinforcing the PP with short fibers to improve its mechanical and thermal properties.…”

“…The hybridization of fibers in the polymer matrix can increase the mechanical properties of single fiber-reinforced composites and reduce its limitations in many engineering applications. 3 A number of researchers have investigated the effect of glass and carbon fiber (CF) reinforcement on the PP matrix. Unterweger et al 6 studied the characterization of CF surfaces and their impact on the mechanical properties of short CF-reinforced PP composites.…”

Effect of Layering on Dynamic Mechanical Property of Glass Fibre Reinforced Epoxy Composite

“…while matrix materials may be either thermosets or thermoplasts. Many researchers have reported that natural fibre reinforced polymer composites are capable to replace synthetic fibre for medium strength applications for environmental concern [1][2][3][4][5][6]. The dynamic mechanical analysis is being very popular technique to characterize the thermal properties of FRPC.…”