Abstract
Natural fibers from renewable natural resources offer the potential to act as biodegradable reinforcing materials and substitute for the utilization of glass or carbon fibers and inorganic fillers. The properties of the natural fibers, specifically low cost, lightweight, biodegradability, noncorrosive properties, high specific strength, and Young’s modulus make it a good candidate for the manufacturing of various products. Natural fiber–polymer composites are used in automotive, aerospace, defense, transportation, and other sectors of industrial textile applications. Their consumption is continuously expanding by the average triple growth rate in comparison with the average growth rate of the other composite materials. This chapter, as an acceptable material for automotive applications, will acquaint the reader with the aspects such as the physical and mechanical properties of natural fibers, application of natural fibers in composites for automotive industry, and give the examples of the automotive natural fiber composites (NFC) and their properties, and the polymers used. The following chapter reviews common factors affecting some applications of the natural fibers designed to provide better performance and produce lightweight materials in the automotive industry.
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