Fabrication and Functional Behavior Studies of Polypropylene Composite Containing Hybrid Reinforcements

Hybrid reinforcement-made polypropylene (PP) composites are beneficial over monolithic PP and utilized for various engineering and non-engineering applications. The present investigation of PP hybrid composites is developed with 10 percentages of weight (wt%) of E-glass fiber embedded with 0–6 wt% of silicon carbide via compression technique associated with hot press. E-glass fiber and SiC influencing wear rate, tensile strength, and microhardness behavior of PP and its composites are experimentally investigated. The peak loading of SiC as 6 wt% into PP/10 wt% E-glass fiber is recorded as better wear resistance (0.021 mm³/m), maximum tensile strength value (54.9 MPa), and highest hardness (68 HV). Moreover, the investigation results of hybrid PP composite are better resistance to wear and hiked tensile and hardness behavior compared to monolithic PP. This PP/10 wt% E-glass fiber/6 wt% of SiC hybrid composite is adopted for high-strength to lightweight sports goods applications.