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Synergy of Interlaminar Glass Fiber Hybridization on Mechanical and Dynamic Characteristics of Jute and Flax Fabric Reinforced Epoxy Composites

Journal

JOURNAL OF NATURAL FIBERS
Volume 19, Issue 11, Pages 4310-4325

Publisher

TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/15440478.2020.1856280

Keywords

Jute; flax; glass; tensile; bending; modal frequency; damping

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This study investigates the mechanical and modal properties of interlaminar glass fiber hybridized jute and flax reinforced epoxy composites. The results show that glass fiber hybridization improves flexural and shear properties, while glass fiber reinforcement enhances damping performance.
Natural fiber composites (NFC) exhibit good specific mechanical properties in comparison to synthetic fiber composites (SFC). The study investigates interlaminar glass (G) fiber hybridized jute (J) and flax (F) reinforced epoxy composites designated as JGGJ, GJJG, FGGF, and GFFG along with their virgin counterparts. Composite laminates of four plies are manufactured by hand-layup followed by compression molding to investigate tensile, flexural, and interlaminar shear properties. Further the effect of hybridization is also investigated for modal frequencies and damping ratio obtained from experimental modal analysis. Glass fiber hybridization as extreme layers shows significant improvement in flexural and shear properties as compared to tensile. Glass fiber reinforcement, as core layers improve the damping by 155.55% and 101.31% for JGGJ and FGGF, respectively, over pure glass epoxy. However with increase in bending stiffness of GJJG and GFFG, the bending modal frequency is improved. Also, the modal frequency and damping ratio increases following a power-law variation with a decrease in the free length. Finite element and analytical validations are presented to the experimental frequencies and flexural modulus, respectively. These studied hybrid composites can serve as semi-structural members like interior trim panels in automotive applications that possess significant strength and dissipate in-service vibrations effectively.

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