Table 2.
Results of previous studies on the tensile properties of fibre-reinforced epoxy composites at different layering numbers.
| Fibre Type | Layering Number |
Tensile Strength (MPa) | Tensile Modulus (GPa) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenaf | Pure layer | 30.00 | 1.5 | [9] |
| Kevlar | Pure layer | 250.00 | 6.5 | |
| Oil Palm | Pure layer | 22.61 | 2.3 | [19] |
| Jute | Pure layer | 53.31 | 4.2 | |
| Ramie | 5-layer | 54.88 | 9.13 | [20] |
| Sugar Palm | 5-layer | 39.42 | 9.75 | |
| Flax | Pure layer | 46.21 | 1.58 | [21] |
| Jute | Pure layer | 43.32 | 1.64 | |
| Hemp | Pure layer | 36.48 | 1.43 | |
| PALF | 4-layer | 47.07 | 2.98 | [22] |
| PALF | 6-layer | 124.72 | 1.36 | [6] |
| Flax | 6-layer | 219.32 | 5.23 | |
| Jute | 5-layer | 52.00 | 8.9 | [11] |
| Ramie | 5-layer | 62.00 | 9.8 | |
| PALF | 2-layer | 27.30 | 1.01 | Current study |
| 3-layer | 34.40 | 1.14 | ||
| 4-layer | 28.90 | 0.93 |