Anish Khan & Sanjay M.R. 
Hybrid Fiber Composites 
Materials, Manufacturing, Process Engineering

Fiber-reinforced composites are exceptionally versatile materials whose properties can be tuned to exhibit a variety of favorable properties such as high tensile strength and resistance against wear or chemical and thermal influences. Consequently, these materials are widely used in various industrial fields such as the aircraft, marine, and automobile industry.

After an overview of the general structures and properties of hybrid fiber composites, the book focuses on the manufacturing and processing of these materials and their mechanical performance, including the elucidation of failure mechanisms. A comprehensive chapter on the modeling of hybrid fiber composites from micromechanical properties to macro-scale material behavior is followed by a review of applications of these materials in structural engineering, packaging, and the automotive and aerospace industries.

Table of Content

Introduction to Hybrid Fiber Composites
Natural and Synthetic Fibers for Hybrid Composites
Process Engineering of Hybrid Fiber Composites
Mechanical and Physical Tests of Hybrid Fiber Composites
Recycling of Fibers from Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Composites
Experimental Investigations in the Drilling of Hybrid Fiber Composites
Preparation of Hybrid Fiber Composites
Failure Mechanisms of Fiber Composites
Modeling of Hybrid Fiber Composites
Applications of Hybrid Fiber Composites

About the author

Dr. Anish Khan is Assistant Professor in the Chemistry Department at the Faculty of Science of the King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. His research interests are in the fields of polymer nanocomposites, micro- and nanotechnology, and nanomaterials in electroanalytical chemistry.

Dr. Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa is postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at the King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand. His current research areas include natural fiber composites, polymer composites and advanced material technology.

Dr. Mohammad Jawaid is associate professor at the Biocomposite Technology Laboratory, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, in Malaysia. His research interests include reinforced polymer composites and advanced materials.

Dr. Suchart Siengchin is Professor at the Centre of Innovation in Design Engineering for Manufacturing (Co I-DEM), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Thailand. His research is focused on polymer matrix composites, biocomposites, polymer tribology and tribology of natural fiber composites.

Prof. Dr. Abdullah Mohamed Asiri is Director of The Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR) at the Faculty of Science of the King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.