Mechanical Characterization of Jute and Glass Reinforced Hybrid Polymer Composites

Abstract

The use of natural fiber as reinforcement in polymers has gain importance nowadays due to its eco friendly temperament. Natural fibers are very tough, lightweight and also comparatively very cheap. This work concerns the production of hybrid composites by hand lay-up method and predict the effect of process parameter on tensile, flexural and compression strength of jute and glass fiber reinforced polyester-based hybrid composites. The composite plates was prepared using hand lay-up method to the dimension of 300mmx300mmx4mm by means of different weight fraction of natural fiber namely jute (10, 15 and 20 wt %) and glass fiber (10, 15 and 20 wt %) reinforced with polyester resin. The mechanical properties like tensile, flexural and compressive strength were evaluated for the specimen cut from the fabricated composite plates to the dimensions according ASTM standard. The significant effect of fiber content was evaluated by ANOVA.