Investigation of 2-step technique for jute fabric reinforced polymer matrix composite

Abstract This paper focuses on the fabrication processes of jute reinforced polymer composites (FPC) made with the use of both untreated jute fabric and pultruded jute fabric. The pultruded jute fabric performs were processed and cured separately using polymer with different components blending ratio ‘α’ (resin/solvent ratio). 2-step technique where the composite specimens were prepared using a different combination of polymer blending ratio α1 for the pultruding jute fabric and used blending ratio α2 polymer for the matrix, which have contributed positively to fiber/matrix tensile stress, breaking strain, toughness and Young’s modulus. The best value of α1 and α2 to have composite with high tensile strength and Young’s modulus was 0.6 for both the pultruded matrix and final composite matrix.