Prediction of Mechanical, Thermal and Electrical Properties of Wool/Glass Fiber based Hybrid Composites

The mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of wool and glass fiber-reinforced epoxy-based hybrid composites were investigated experimentally. Three different types of the composite material were manufactured. The first type was plain woven glass fiber reinforced epoxy with 50% volume fraction...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering 2020-11, Vol.928 (2), p.22004
Main Authors: Ogaili, Ahmed Ali Farhan, Abdulla, Fadhel Abbas, Al-Sabbagh, Muhanad Nazar Mustafa, Waheeb, Ruaa Rafil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Composite materials
electrical conductivity
Electrical properties
Electrical resistivity
Fiber composites
Fiber reinforced polymers
Flexural strength
Glass fiber reinforced plastics
Glass-epoxy composites
Hybrid composites
hybrid fiber
Modulus of elasticity
Tensile strength
tensile test
Thermal conductivity
Wool
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Summary:The mechanical, thermal and electrical properties of wool and glass fiber-reinforced epoxy-based hybrid composites were investigated experimentally. Three different types of the composite material were manufactured. The first type was plain woven glass fiber reinforced epoxy with 50% volume fraction. The second type consisted of natural fiber (Wool) reinforced epoxy with 50% volume fraction. The third type was hybrid natural wool and plain woven glass fiber reinforced epoxy with 50% volume fraction (25% fiber + 25% wool). The results showed that the hybrid composite specimens have higher values of the tensile strength, modulus of elasticity and flexural strength compared with the wool specimens, while these values are less than that for glass fiber specimens. The values of the thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity are arranged in an ascending order as follows: wool/epoxy, wool-glass/epoxy, and glass/epoxy composites.
ISSN:1757-8981
1757-899X
DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/928/2/022004