Original Article
  • Influence of Angle Ply Orientation on the Flexural Strength of Basalt and Carbon Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Composites
  • Ali Nawaz Mengal*†, Saravanan Karuppanan*
  • *Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 31750 Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia,*† Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 31750 Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia, Corresponding author (E-mail: aliract@ gmail.com)
Abstract
ABSTRACT: In this paper the influence of fiber orientation of basalt and carbon inter-ply fabrics on the flexural properties of hybrid composite laminates was experimentally investigated. Four types of basalt/carbon/epoxy inter-ply hybrid composite laminates with varying angle ply orientation of reinforced basalt fiber and fixed orientation of carbon fiber were fabricated using hand lay-up technique. Three point bending test was performed according to ASTM 7264. The fracture surface analysis was carried out by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results obtained from the four laminates were compared. Lay-up pattern of [0B/+30B/-30B/0C]S exhibits the best properties in terms of flexural strength and flexural modulus. Scanning electron microscopy results on the fracture surface showed that the interfacial de-bonding between the fibers and epoxy resin is a dominant fracture mode for all fiber lay-up schemes.

Keywords: Carbon fiber, Basalt fiber, Hybrid, Hand lay-up, Laminates, Scanning electron microscope

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  • 2015; 28(1): 1-5

    Published on Feb 28, 2015

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