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Green, Natural Fibre and Hybrid Composites

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The use of composite materials has seen a surge in many applications such as aerospace, automotive, marine, and medical and sports equipment. The increasing demand for more sustainable and renewable materials has increased natural fibres’ interest as a reinforcement for composite materials. Natural fibres are environmentally friendly, but they also have high specific properties due to their lightweight. This chapter provides an overview of natural fibre and hybrid composites, the types of fibre used, their extraction methods, properties, and microstructure. Moreover, a special section is dedicated to the conversion techniques from fibres to preforms, and the manufacturing methods from preforms to final composites. At the end of the chapter, there is a comprehensive list of all commercial applications of natural fibre composites compiled from JEC Composites Market news from 2011 to 2019, with a discussion on the prospects of adopting natural fibre composites in the industry.

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  1. Department of Materials Engineering, German University, Cairo, Egypt

    Mohamad Midani

  2. Wilson College of Textiles, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, USA

    Mohamad Midani

  3. Department of Textiles Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

    Ahmed H. Hassanin

  4. Materials Science and Engineering Department, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), New Borg El-Arab City, Alexandria, Egypt

    Ahmed H. Hassanin

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Midani, M., Hassanin, A.H. (2021). Green, Natural Fibre and Hybrid Composites. In: Shyha, I., Huo, D. (eds) Advances in Machining of Composite Materials. Engineering Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71438-3_15

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