Publication detail

Experimental Investigation on Tensile Properties of Carbon Fabric-Glass Fabric-Kevlar Fabric-Epoxy Hybrid Composite Laminates

AL KHADDOUR, S. IBRAHIM, M.

English title

Experimental Investigation on Tensile Properties of Carbon Fabric-Glass Fabric-Kevlar Fabric-Epoxy Hybrid Composite Laminates

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

en

Original abstract

In this paper, composite and hybrid composite materials were prepared using the hand lay-up method, with carbon, glass, and Kevlar fabrics as the reinforcing materials and epoxy as a matrix. The tensile test was performed to determine the optimal ratio of epoxy resin in carbon fabric/epoxy, glass fabric/epoxy, and Kevlar fabric/epoxy composites in terms of tensile properties. It was found that the optimal ratio of epoxy in terms of tensile properties to impregnate the used Kevlar fabric, glass fabric, and carbon fabric was around 45%wt, 3%wt, and 30%wt, respectively. The effect of fabric content and stacking sequences, with a fixed epoxy content, on the hybrid composites' tensile properties were also investigated. The tensile properties of the prepared composites were compared to determine the most favorable preparation conditions for obtaining a hybrid laminate that has high tensile properties and is suitable for a wide range of applications at a low cost.

English abstract

In this paper, composite and hybrid composite materials were prepared using the hand lay-up method, with carbon, glass, and Kevlar fabrics as the reinforcing materials and epoxy as a matrix. The tensile test was performed to determine the optimal ratio of epoxy resin in carbon fabric/epoxy, glass fabric/epoxy, and Kevlar fabric/epoxy composites in terms of tensile properties. It was found that the optimal ratio of epoxy in terms of tensile properties to impregnate the used Kevlar fabric, glass fabric, and carbon fabric was around 45%wt, 3%wt, and 30%wt, respectively. The effect of fabric content and stacking sequences, with a fixed epoxy content, on the hybrid composites' tensile properties were also investigated. The tensile properties of the prepared composites were compared to determine the most favorable preparation conditions for obtaining a hybrid laminate that has high tensile properties and is suitable for a wide range of applications at a low cost.

Keywords in English

carbon fabric; glass fabric; Kevlar fabric; epoxy resin; hybrid composites; tensile test

Released

15.06.2021

Publisher

INT INFORMATION & ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY ASSOC

Location

EDMONTON

ISSN

1169-7954

Volume

31

Number

3

Pages from–to

145–151

Pages count

7

BIBTEX


@article{BUT177517,
  author="Samer {Al Khaddour} and Mohamad B. {Ibrahim} and Mohamad Barkat {Ibrahim},
  title="Experimental Investigation on Tensile Properties of Carbon Fabric-Glass Fabric-Kevlar Fabric-Epoxy Hybrid Composite Laminates",
  year="2021",
  volume="31",
  number="3",
  month="June",
  pages="145--151",
  publisher="INT INFORMATION & ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY ASSOC",
  address="EDMONTON",
  issn="1169-7954"
}