Studies on Mechanical and Morphological Characterization of Developed Jute/Hemp/Flax Reinforced Hybrid Composites for Structural Applications. Issue 1 (2nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chaudhary, Vijay; Bajpai, Pramendra Kumar; Maheshwari, Sachin
• Is Part Of: Journal of natural fibers. Volume 15:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 80
• Page End: 97
• Publication Date: 2018-01-02
• Subjects: Flax -- Flexural -- hardness -- hemp -- impact test -- jute -- natural fiber -- SEM -- tensile; 亚麻 -- 弯曲 -- 硬度 -- 大麻 -- 冲击试验 -- 黄麻 -- 天然纤维 -- 拉伸; Textile research -- Periodicals; Textile research; Periodicals; 677.005
• DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2017.1320260
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1544-0478

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In the present study, an attempt has been made to develop and characterize natural fiber-based composites (jute/epoxy, hemp/epoxy, flax/epoxy) and their hybrid composites (jute/hemp/epoxy, hemp/flax/epoxy, and jute/hemp/flax/epoxy) using hand-lay-up technique. Mechanical characterization (tensile, flexural, impact, and hardness test) of the developed composites was performed. The interface between fiber and matrix was examined using scan electron microscopy (SEM). Among (jute/epoxy, hemp/epoxy, flax/epoxy), flax/epoxy composite has shown higher hardness (98 Shore-D) and tensile strength (46.2 MPa) whereas better flexural and impact strength have been shown by hemp/epoxy (85.59 MPa) and jute/epoxy (7.68 kJ/m 2 ) composites respectively. Results showed that hybrid composites observed better mechanical properties. Jute/hemp/flax/epoxy hybrid composite showed the highest tensile strength, modulus and impact strength of 58.59 MPa, 1.88 GPa, and 10.19, kJ/m 2, respectively. Jute/hemp/epoxy hybrid composite achieved the maximum flexural strength of 86.6 MPa.