Research Article

Mechanical Characterization and Water Absorption Behaviour of Interwoven Kenaf/PET Fibre Reinforced Epoxy Hybrid Composite

Table 1

Results of interlaminar shear strength and Rockwell hardness number.

Material compositionAverage maximum force
(N)
Average width
(mm)
Average thickness
(mm)
Interlaminar shear strength (ILSS)
(MPa)
Rockwell hardness
(HRC)

Interwoven epoxy/kenaf/PET
(70/15/15)
47.089.532.001.8531

Epoxy/kenaf/PET
(60/20/20)
228.789.743.964.4543