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Abstract

The developments in the field of composite materials are growing tremendously day by day. One such development is the use of natural fibres as reinforcement in the composite material. This is attributed to the fact that natural fibres are environmental friendly, economical, easily available and non-abrasive. The main objective of this experimental study is to fabricate the flax-kenaf fibres reinforced hybrid composites and to evaluate the mechanical properties such as tensile strength, flexural strength and impact strength. The Composites are fabricated by hand lay-up method by using flax and kenaf fibres as reinforcing material with Cashew Nut shell liquid and Polyester resin. The specimen is prepared according to ASTM standards and the experiment has been carried out by using universal testing machine (UTM). From the experimental results, it has been observed that the flax and kenaf fibres reinforced hybrid Polyester composites exhibited superior properties, when compared to the CNSL composites.