Hybrid Effect on Hybrid Composite Reinforced Carbon Fibers and Flax Fibers
Résumé
In this paper, hybrid composite made of carbon woven fibers and flax woven fibers is studied. This hybrid composite structure takes advantages of high resistance, high stiffness of carbon fibers and high damping and low density of flax fibers. Different structures of flax woven composites, carbon woven composites and hybrid composites were fabricated and tested experimentally. With aim of predicting the properties of the hybrid composite, a homogenization model of the composite is established. The homogenization model is based on the rule-of-mixture and iso-strain assumption. The results of the analytical homogenization model (AHM) are then compared with the results of experimental tests. The results show a good agreement between the AHM and the experimental results at the homogenization level of the woven composite. However, at the hybrid composite homogenization level, the experimental results present considerably higher stiffness than analytical results that is explained by hybrid effect on the hybrid composite.