Development of Hybrid

Composites
Using Natural Fibres
Guide: Dr. R.K. Nayak

Presented By:
Composite
It consists of two or more physically and/or
chemically distinct, suitably arranged or
distributed phases with an interface separating them.

Hybrid Composites
• Composites containing more than two type of fibre
called hybrid composites.
• Mixing of fibrous and particulate fillers in a single resin
or metal matrix produces another species of hybrid
composite.
Natural Fiber
The most common natural fibers are coir,
cotton, jute, bamboo, and silk. Natural fibers
vary in quality depending on the kind of animal
or plant and the growing conditions. The fibers
must be cleaned before they can be made into yarns.
Supplies of natural fibers vary, according to the season.
Coir Cotton Jute Bamboo

There are two categories of Natural Fibres:

• Cellulosic Fibres - Comes from Plant source.
• Protein Fibres- Comes from Animal source.
• To analyse the hybrid composite material using
bamboo and jute by individually combining
with glass fibre.
• We have to prepare 3 Laminates in different order-
1) Jute, Bamboo, Glass Fibre, Glass Fibre, Bamboo, Jute.
2) Glass Fibre, Bamboo, Jute, Jute, Bamboo, Glass Fibre.
3) Glass Fibre, Jute, Bamboo, Bamboo, Jute, Glass Fibre.
• To assess the mechanical properties of the
bamboo and jute with glass fibre.
• Fibre are selected to test the tensile strength by
utilising a universal testing machine (UTM).
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Literature Review

Purchase of raw
materials

Fabrication of pure
natural fibre
reinforcement
Characterisation of
composites
Fabrication of Hybrid
Composites
Report and Presentation
• We purchased the raw materials which include
Bamboo Fibre, Jute Fibre, Epoxy etc.

• We prepared one laminate using the order-

Jute, Bamboo, Glass Fibre, Glass Fibre, Bamboo, Jute.

• We found the total weight of the fibres as 192.577gm

We took 294gm of epoxy (Calculated by 60/40 ratio)
We used 29gm of Hardener (Which is 10% of the epoxy wt.)

• We used Teflon Sheet and used the Silicon Spray to detach the
Teflon sheet from the fibres.
• Gupta, M.K., Srivastava, R.K. and Bisaria, H. (2015)
Potential of Jute Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites:
A Review. International Journal of Fiber and Textile
Research, 5, 30-38.
• Thakur, V.K. and Thakur, M.K. (2014) Processing and
Characterization of Natural Cellulose Fibers/Thermoset Polymer
Composites. Carbohydrate Polymers, 109, 102-117.
• Gurunathan, T., Mohanty, S. and Nayak, S.K. (2015) A Review of the
Recent Developments in Biocomposites Based on Natural Fibres
and Their Application Perspectives. Composites: Part A, 77, 1-25.
• Rwawiire, S., Tomkova, B., Militky, J., Jabbar, J. and Kale, B.M.
(2015) Development of a Biocomposite Based on Green Epoxy
Polymer and Natural Cellulose Fabric (Bark Cloth) for Automotive
Instrument Panel Applications. Composites: Part B, 81, 149-157.
• Ticoalu, A., Aravinthan, T. and Cardona, F. (2010) A Review of
Current Development in Natural Fiber Composites for Structural
and Infrastructure Applications. Southern Region Engineering
Conference, Toowoomba, 11-12 November 2010, SREC2010-F1-5.