Research Article
Experimental Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Glass Fiber Hybridized Natural Fiber Reinforced Penta-Layered Hybrid Polymer Composite
Table 1
Bamboo, jute, and glass fibers in comparison.
| Fiber | Diameter (D) μm | Tensile strength (TS) MPa | Cellulose wt% | Elongation at break (EB) % | Density (ρ) g/cm3 | Young’s modulus (E) MPa |
| Bamboo fibers | 10–30 | 280 | 65 | 2.1–5 | 0.78 | 18500 | Jute fibers | 26–255 | 14–27.6 | 63–74.5 | 1.26–1.7 | 1.4–1.50 | 395–805 | Glass fibers | 15–25 | 70–73 | _ | 2.5 | 2.55 | 2000–3500 |
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