Characterization of Mechanical and Damping Properties of Nettle and Glass Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Composites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Fabrication of Nettle Glass Fiber Hybrid Composites
2.3. Tensile Test
2.4. Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Tensile Test Results
3.2. DMA Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Glass | Nettle | Layers | |
---|---|---|---|
Resin | 0% | 0% | - |
Nettle | 0% | 6% | 1 Nettle |
Hybrid 1 | 6% | 6% | 1 Nettle + 1 Glass |
Hybrid 2 | 12% | 6% | 1 Glass + 1 Nettle + 1 Glass |
Sample | Resin | Nettle | Hybrid 1 | Hybrid 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2375 | 2040 | 3955 | 3974 |
2 | 1901 | 2528 | 3574 | 4923 |
3 | 2116 | 2454 | 3433 | 3750 |
4 | 2141 | 2945 | 3781 | 4961 |
5 | 2130 | 2969 | 4483 | 3818 |
Mean | 2133 | 2587 | 3845 | 4285 |
Standard Deviation | 168 | 386 | 408 | 605 |
Resin | Nettle | Hybrid 1 | Hybrid 2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 Hz | 0.112 | 0.118 | 0.128 | 0.121 |
2 Hz | 0.097 | 0.103 | 0.111 | 0.099 |
11.2 Hz | 0.077 | 0.088 | 0.096 | 0.089 |
12.6 Hz | 0.076 | 0.087 | 0.095 | 0.088 |
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Abbès, F.; Xu, S.; Abbès, B. Characterization of Mechanical and Damping Properties of Nettle and Glass Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Composites. J. Compos. Sci. 2022, 6, 238. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6080238
Abbès F, Xu S, Abbès B. Characterization of Mechanical and Damping Properties of Nettle and Glass Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Composites. Journal of Composites Science. 2022; 6(8):238. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6080238
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbbès, Fazilay, Shihua Xu, and Boussad Abbès. 2022. "Characterization of Mechanical and Damping Properties of Nettle and Glass Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Composites" Journal of Composites Science 6, no. 8: 238. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6080238