Mechanical characterization of intralaminar natural fibre-reinforced hybrid composites

The main objective of this work was to investigate the effect of hybridization and the effect of chemical treatments on the mechanical properties of a novel intralaminar natural fibre hybrid composite. Jute, sisal and curauá fibres were selected as natural fibre reinforcements for the epoxy matrix based composites which were produced by hand lay-up technique. The total volumetric fraction used in the fabrication of the hybrid composites was 30%...