Assessment of Mechanical Behavior of Jute/Glass Fiber Hybrid Composites Filled with Charcoal

This work focuses on analyzing tensile and flexural characteristics of jute/glass fiber/epoxy hybrid composite filled with charcoal. Various composite samples were prepared by manual method of composite fabrication with 2–2 layers of glass fibers and jute fiber and three different percentages of charcoal powder, viz. 1, 2, and 3 wt%. The outcome of tensile test and flexural test was evaluated, and it was found that the charcoal addition resulted in positive enhancement in tensile properties as well flexural properties. Maximum tensile stress is obtained for 2 wt% of charcoal incorporation with tensile strength of 98.77. MPa. The maximum bending stress was observed for 2 wt% of charcoal sample with bending strength of 1856.44 MPa.