Mechanical Properties of Jute Fiber Polyester Hybrid Composite Reinforced with Rice Husk

Abstract

In order to protect the environment by using biodegradable materials, natural fibers have become more frequently used in composites. Due to their high specific strength and modulus, fiber reinforced polymer-based hybrid composites have been employed in numerous industrial applications for a very long time. Since there are numerous natural fibers accessible, it was decided to investigate using jute, a natural fiber with polyester resin reinforced with rice husk. The strength and lightness of natural fibers are matched by their affordability. Therefore, the objective of the present study is to investigate the mechanical properties of jute fiber polyester resin hybrid composite reinforced with rice husk. This project will be carried out by the fabrication of the materials using the hand lay-up technique into five different ratio which are 20:80, 40:60, 50:50, 60:40 and 80:20. Then, the cutting of fabricated materials by using CNC router machine according to the ASTM standards. After completely done the cutting process, it will test through tensile, flexural, and impact tests to determine the mechanical properties of the samples. The collected data were analyzed using statistical analysis. Based on the tensile, flexural, impact and water absorption test of jute fiber polyester resin hybrid composite reinforced with rice husk according to the testing standard ASTM D3039, ASTM D790, ASTM D6110 and ASTM D570 respectively. Then, a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied to analyze the tensile strength and elasticity, flexural load of maximum force and maximum stress, impact strength and water absorption of the jute fiber polyester resin hybrid composite reinforced with rice husk.