Mechanical Investigation of Basalt/S-Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Hybrid Composites for High Temperature Application

Abstract

The work presents the mechanical investigation of composite materials that are meant to perform under different temperature condition with the application of tensile loading. The composite under study is developed using reinforcement materials made out of basalt and S-glass fiber reinforced with polymer matrix composite (epoxy resin) by hand layup technique with different compositions by changing the fiber layer sequence starting with pure form to hybrid once (fiber architecture). The test results reveals, that the tensile properties of the hybrid composites with fiber architecture of 2/2 basalt mixed S-glass fiber reinforced with epoxy composites are at its optimal level in both normal and elevated temperature conditions. Basalt fiber being good temperature resistant and S-glass fiber having high strength, with this hybrid combination, the material has out played under tensile force being applied when compared with other samples under test.