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Quasi-static Indentation Behavior of Kevlar-Hemp and Kevlar-PALF Composites: Influence of Weaving Architecture and Intra-ply Hybridization

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This study fabricated Kevlar-Hemp and Kevlar-Pineapple leaf fiber-based hybrid composites with different weaving architectures using the compression molding method. The quasi-static indentation behavior of hybrid composites was examined. The indentation behavior of hybrid composites was measured using peak load and energy absorption, load-displacement performance, and specimen damage size. The results show that the twill weave type Kevlar-Pineapple leaf fiber and Kevlar-Hemp fiber-based hybrid composites showed better energy absorption and peak load than all types of composites. Moreover, the hybrid composites exhibited beneficial results for peak force and absorbed energy than pure composites. After the indentation behavior, the front and back damaged surfaces of the composites were examined. The specimen damage size was assessed utilizing ultrasonic C-scan images. According to the findings, the hybrid composites’ surface damage was influenced by the different weaving architecture.

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The authors are thankful to Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Srivilliputhur, Tamil Nadu, India and Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India for providing fabrication and testing facilities.

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  1. Department of Automobile Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Anand Nagar, Krishnankoil, 626126, Tamil Nadu, India

    Jeyaguru Sangilimuthukumar & Senthil Muthu Kumar Thiagamani

  2. Natural Composites Research Group Lab, Department of Materials and Production Engineering, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMTNB), Bangkok, Thailand

    Suchart Siengchin & Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa

  3. Institute of Plant and Wood Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Pienner Str. 19, 01737, Tharandt, Germany

    Suchart Siengchin

  4. School of Aeronautical Sciences, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai, 603103, India

    Muthukumar Chandrasekar & Chinnasamy Ramesh

  5. Department of Mechanical Engineering, PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

    Senthilkumar Krishnasamy

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Sangilimuthukumar, J., Thiagamani, S.M.K., Siengchin, S. et al. Quasi-static Indentation Behavior of Kevlar-Hemp and Kevlar-PALF Composites: Influence of Weaving Architecture and Intra-ply Hybridization. Appl Compos Mater 30, 937–953 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-023-10124-w

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