Fabrication and Mechanical Property Investigation of Banana/Glass/Epoxy Hybrid Composites

In the present work, the mechanical property of banana fiber/glass fiber/epoxy hybrid composite has been analyzed experimentally. For the investigation, first of all, various compositions of banana fiber/glass fiber/epoxy hybrid composites are fabricated using a well-known hand layup method. Further, the test specimens are prepared for the density and tensile tests. In continuation, the said tests are performed for the mechanical property evaluation. It was found that the hybridization is good as it decreases the density of the composite without much hampering the strength parameters. Further, the developed hybrid composites can replace glass-epoxy composite in applications where there is a chance of survival of the structure with smaller reduction in strength parameters. © 2023, The Institution of Engineers (India).