A study on flexural properties of carbon-basalt epoxy hybrid composites

this work, the hybrid composites were manufactured by the vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) process. The variations of flexural strength and modulus of the hybrid composite according to the number of basalt fabric were investigated, and we obtained the expression to calculate their mechanical properties. In the study of flexural properties for the hybrid composites with different stacking sequence of the reinforcements, we knew that their properties strongly depend on the reinforcing position of carbon and basalt fabric. Keywords: Basalt fiber; Carbon fiber; Flexural properties; Hybrid laminate composite; Interply hybrid; Stacking sequence; VARTM