Effect of fiber orientation on mechanical properties of synthetic fiber reinforced hybrid composite: Experimental & computational analysis

The hybrid composite received the momentum among the composite material scholars as well as researchers due to its unique features, aptitudes and applications in industrial fields. With regards to said rationales, this study fabricated a new carbon-glass-Kevlar fiber reinforced with epoxy resin (hybrid composite in research study) by executing the hand lay-up technique under different stacking sequences and fiber orientations (ply angles). Next, a few sample specimens of said hybrid composite were hacked for testing. Later, tensile strength, flexural strength, and hardness tests were performed by ASTM D638, ASTM D790, and ASTM D2583, respectively as well as FEM-Analysis for tensile and three point bending test also conducted with the help of Ansys. The results of both experimental and computational articulated that hybrid composite in research study) (1) Stacking orders enormously affects the tensile strength and flexural strength except hardness. (2) Fiber orientation influences the tensile and flexural strength except hardness. The discussed hybrid composite fabrication scheme, testing, data interpretation, FEM-Analysis and Experimental results are tabulated and represented graphically throughout the presented research work and the study concludes that the Stacking orders and Fiber orientation can alter the tensile and flexural properties with significant percentage.