2021-01-0557 Published 06 Apr 2021 Development of Hybrid Natural Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Matrix Composites with SiC as Filler Devalah Malkapuram Goetharval College of Enag and Technology Caton: Hskaouram, 9, “Devecament of bid Natal Fer Renorces Enon Matix Comooaes win Paper 202,01 0387, 9021 d0.427Y202¥01 0357 Abstract ova day waste becoming an environmental impact | geist tc ft err re ain ERC pulles cued by the waste The natural bes mosh as enacted fis tom plat whiche val tbh lage see my soe the regu of indus omponels swells automotive needs, The replacement of flscs wih nara er components is ne god che Bridge damp of then and hem stig plastics To Sain the Standards of ling destes ofa hing epee inet resus wihed win the vc of marl er to oban the comparative popes of pac T expand composts wih god mecharia chorea amendmen a fre aciered to rede the drop conde es sad the absorpon of moisture. Zhe are any publications on reef aura rene composten mailer Keywords ‘Natural Fibers, Hybrid (Hemp/Jute), Mechanical properties, hand lay-up Technique Introduction part from energy, environmental protection sone of A top problems facing the current generation. Now more than ever strategies are needed to protect the environment orto protect products that are not harmful to the environment, Natural bers have received much atention as potential alternative replacements for syathelic fibers, because oftheir properties as reinforcement of various resins for advanced applications, such as: low density, high specific strength and they are renewable, durable and environmentally ftiendly 1,2, 3. Natural fibers have unigue characteristics, such as: low cost, abundant availability and their renewable resources absorb carbon dioxide, which reduces environ: mental pollution, During processing, natural fibers do not generate any harmful gases and they are not abrasive for processing equipment. The main concern of natural fibers is their hereditary hydrophilic character and they are highly flammable which limits their suecess in polymer reinforce- sent, Their hydrophilic character results i high moisture absorption, oor matrix fiber interfacial adhesian, and poor hasbeen done oa natural ber polymer composites but esearch ‘on ute, hemp, hybrid ofjute and hemp fiber, hybrid (jute/lemp) fiber with SiC particulates as filler at specific extent fractions primarily based polymer composites are uncommon. ‘The presence of SiC particulate as filler in the composite can signifi- cantly enhance the compressive strength, tensile strength and ‘wear resistance of aluminum hybrid composite In tis paper, hybrid natural fiber reinforced epoxy matrix ‘composites were fabricated using hand lay-up technique with different weight percentage of hybrid bers and SiC particu- latesasa filler have been studied and their mechanical proper ties such as tensile strength, and flexural strength have been reported. Itis observed that the tensile and flexural strength increases with hybrid fiber reinforcement due to SiC particu lates asa filler. Failure mechanism of hybrid fiber composites has been discussed using scanning electron microscopy. fiber dispersion, An important research has been done on the surface treatment of natural fibers to overcome these limita- tions [1, 2.4, 5]. It can be argued that a tremendous success hhas been achieved on the surface treatment of natural fibers to improve the averall properties of composite materials discussed in these review studies (1, 2, 4, 5]. Synthetic / synthetic fibers are worth, however, of particular interest due to their superior properties compared to natural fibers, Itis believed that various aspects such as growth conditions, harvesting methods and maturation often affect natural fiber properties. Limitations of synthetic fibers include their accu- ‘mulation in environmental and / or landfill site, high costs and they are derived from finite resources, ie. Fossil Fuels 1 Processing of fossil fuels alone produces various gases (egCO;, ‘methane, nitrous oxide and many others), which contribute to unwanted environmental pollution, In addition, during overall production, harmful gases are released, which causes terrible diseases, eg. Cancer and again, they can be abrasive to processing equipment. On the other hand, synthetic fibers have a longer lifespan, providing greater advantages towards