Recent Progress on Natural Fibers Mixed with CFRP and GFRP: Properties, Characteristics, and Failure Behaviour

Abstract

Research on natural-fiber-reinforced polymer composite is continuously developing. Natural fibers from flora have received considerable attention from researchers because their use in biobased composites is safe and sustainable for the environment. Natural fibers that mixed with Carbon Fiber and or Glass Fiber are low-cost, lightweight, and biodegradable and have lower environmental influences than metal-based materials. This study highlights and comprehensively reviews the natural fibers utilized as reinforcements in polyester composites, including jute, bamboo, sisal, kenaf, flax, and banana. The properties of composite materials consisting of natural and synthetic fibers, such as tensile strength, flexural strength, fatigue, and hardness, are investigated in this study. This paper aims to summarize, classify, and collect studies related to the latest composite hybrid science consisting of natural and synthetic fibers and their applications. Furthermore, this paper includes but is not limited to preparation, mechanism, characterization, and evaluation of hybrid composite laminates in different methods and modes. In general, natural fiber composites produce a larger volume of composite, but their strength is weaker than GFRP/CFRP even with the same number of layers. The use of synthetic fibers combined with natural fibers can provide better strength of hybrid composite.

Towards sustainable and ecofriendly polymer composite materials from bast fibers: a systematic review

“…Bast fibers, such as flax, hemp, and jute, have unique properties that enhance the performance of composites when used as reinforcement materials [156,157]. These fibers have high strength-to-weight ratios, good mechanical properties, and low density, which improve the stiffness, strength, and durability of the resulting composite material [158,159]. Additionally, bast fibers are renewable, biodegradable, and have a low carbon footprint, making them a sustainable and environmentally friendly choice for composite materials [160].…”

Contributing Factors of Uneven Climatic Aging for Polymeric Composite Materials: Methods and Modelling

“…Carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRPs), glass fiber reinforced plastics (GFRPs), organoplastics (OPs), basalt fiber reinforced plastics (BPs) and other PCMs based on various epoxy, cyanoether, phenolic, and polyester matrices are the most common materials used in construction and other industries [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 ]. PCM-based structural components during operation are exposed to aggressive environmental factors such as temperature fluctuations, humidity cycling, UV radiation from the sun, precipitation, wind, aggressive aerosols, and mechanical loads.…”

Assessing Mechanical Properties of Jute, Kenaf, and Pineapple Leaf Fiber-Reinforced Polypropylene Composites: Experiment and Modelling

“…Among the natural fibers, few members of the subgroup of bast fibers such as jute, flax, hemp, kenaf and ramie, and few members of the subgroup of leaf fibers such as sisal and pineapple have attracted particular attention from both the industry and academia. Jute that belongs to the species of Corchorus capsularis (White jute) and Corchorus olitorius (Tossa jute) is known as a lignocellulosic bast fiber due to its high content of lignin (12–13%) together with cellulose (over 61–71.5%) and hemicellulose (13.6–20.4%) [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ]. It is the second most important natural fiber after cotton and is mostly produced in Bangladesh, India, and China.…”