Investigation of mechanical properties of false banana/glass fiber reinforced hybrid composite materials

The objective of the work presented in this article is to investigate the mechanical properties of false banana/glass fiber reinforced hybrid composite materials at different fiber volume fractions and orientation of hybrid (false banana and glass) fibers. False banana/glass fiber reinforced hybrid composites were designed considering effects of fiber orientation, volume fraction and then manufactured according to ASTM standards using hand-layup technique. The developed composites were then tested for their tensile, bending and compression properties. The standard test methods recommended by ASTM-D 3039 for tensile properties, ASTM-D790M for flexural properties, and ASTM-D3410M for compression properties were used to test the hybrid composites. Effect of volume fraction and fiber orientation on composite materials properties was analyzed. The results show that both volume fraction and fiber orientation significantly affect the mechanical properties of the hybrid composite of false banana/glass fiber.