International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET)

Volume 10, Issue 02, February 2019, pp. 407-417, Article ID: IJMET_10_02_043
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COMPARISON OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

FOR CARBON, E-GLASS AND HYBRID
(CARBON & E-GLASS) COMPOSITES
Rajasekhar Vangala, Dr. M Devaiah*, N Rajendar and K Raju
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Geethanjali College Of Engineering and Technology,
Cheeryal(V), Keesara (M),Medchal District-501301-Telangana State, India.
*Corresponding Author

ABSTRACT
Hybrid polymer composites are the materials made by combining two or more
different type of fibers in a matrix. Hybrid polymer composite material offers the
designer to obtain the required properties in a controlled considerable extent by the
choice of fibers and matrix. The properties are tailored in the material by selecting
different kinds of fiber incorporated in the same resin matrix. They offer wide range of
properties that cannot be obtained with a single type of reinforcement. Due to its high
specific strengths, high specific modulus, low densities, light weight etc. based on its
applications. Presently they are playing a vital role in aerospace, defence, transport,
sport applications. Worldwide researches are keenly interested in finding out their
behavior in real life exposed to various environmental conditions, variety of loads etc.
In this paper, We fabricated carbon, e-glass and hybrid composites by using hand
layup technique in uni-directional orientation with epoxy as a matrix material and
conducted various tests such as tensile, compression on Universal Testing Machine
(UTM) and hardness. The results are validated with FEA and observed that Al-6061-
T6 which is used in manufacturing of military aircraft landing mats, truck bodies and
frames etc. has a tensile strength of about 310.25Mpa.The tensile strength of hybrid
fiber is 341Mpa which is higher than Al 6061-T6. We have compared the
experimental results with ansys results and found that the experimental values are
very close to the ansys results. But when compared within the fibers carbon fiber
exhibited more strength when compared to other fibers
Keywords: Polymer composites, Hybrid polymer, Carbon fibers, E-glass, Hand layup.
Cite this Article: Rajasekhar Vangala, Dr. M Devaiah, N Rajendar and K Raju,
Comparison of Mechanical Properties for Carbon, E-Glass and Hybrid (Carbon & E-
Glass) Composites, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology,
10(2), 2019, pp. 407-417.
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