Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Plant Fibre in Woven Fabric Polymeric Composites

In recent years, natural fibre polymer composites have emerged as a significant alternative to synthetic fibres, garnering considerable attention for their potential to mitigate the adverse impacts associated with their artificial counterparts. These natural fibres manifest in various forms, including short, long, and woven iterations. Of these, woven fibres stand out as a popular choice for composite fabrication, finding extensive utility across diverse domains such as structural and non-structural components, aerospace and automotive parts, household items, ballistic materials, and flooring solutions. Woven fibre-reinforced polymer composites offer a multitude of advantages, boasting enhanced stability along both warp and weft directions, consistent properties within the fabric plane, heightened comfort, superior impact resistance, increased toughness, and dimensional stability across a broad temperature spectrum. Moreover, their inherent weaving structures render them adaptable, customizable to specific requirements, and endowed with exceptional mechanical properties. This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the myriad benefits associated with woven fibre utilization in natural fibre-reinforced polymer composites, encompassing discussions on yarn attributes, fabric characteristics, and fabrication parameters. Additionally, it delves into the attendant challenges, prospects, and diverse applications of woven fiber-reinforced composites.