An investigation and comparison of tensile strength in Fiber Sandwiched Wood Composite (FSWC) materials subjected to axial loading

Abstract

The demand of composite materials like Fiber Reinforce Polymer (FRP), Carbon Fiber Reinforce Polymer (CFRP) and Glass Fiber Reinforce Polymer (GFRP) are increasing rapidly in industrial use because the characteristics of these materials involving higher strength to weight ratio and least cost incorporates the researchers to make interest. Composite materials are helping the industries in combination with different materials to achieve the desired material properties. Now a days, these materials had taken a part of sheet metal in many aerospace industries. Carbon fabric or epoxy composite materials are used in various industries for manufacturing special purpose applications. To evaluate the material performance, it is necessary to understand their mechanical properties like tensile strength. The tensile strength is usually used to determine the tensile testing data for the quality assurance of materials. Fiber Sandwiched Wood Composite (FSWC) materials are prepared by sandwiching the layers of wood and fibers. The composite materials with wood lead to variation in tensile strength. In that event, some specimen was prepared using teak wood and fibers involving Carbon, Aramid, Jute, and Banana. The specimens were evaluated for tensile strength using Universal Testing Machine (UTM) as per the ASTM 3039 standards. The comparison had been made with plain teak wood having known properties. The hybrid layers of Carbon and Aramid Fibers with teak wood presented the higher value. A comparison had made of FSCM and plain Materials like teak wood and aluminium. The results shows that the Carbon Aramid hybrid composites have 2.65% more strength as compare to Teak Wood and 1.79% more than the Aluminium.