A STUDY ON TENSILE AND COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF HYBRID POLYMER COMPOSITE MATERIALS (E GLASS FIBRE-CARBON FIBRE-GRAPHITE PARTICULATE) WITH EPOXY RESIN 5052 BY VARYING ITS THICKNESS

Hybrid composite Materials have extensive engineering application where strength to weight ratio, low cost and ease of fabrication are require d. Hybrid composites provide combination of properties such as tensile modulus, compressive strength and impact strength which cannot be realized in composite materials. In recent times hybrid composites have been established as highly efficient, high performance structural materials an d their use is increasing rapidly. Hybrid composites are usually used when a combination of p roperties of different types of fibers have to be achieved, or when longitudinal as well as lateral mechanical performances are required. The investigation of the novel applications of hybrid composites has been of deep interest to the researchers for many years as evident from reports.