Table 3.
Results of previous studies on the flexural properties of fibre-reinforced epoxy composites at different layering numbers.
| Fibre Type | Layering Number |
Flexural Strength (MPa) | Flexural Modulus (GPa) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenaf | Pure layer | 20.00 | 1.0 | [9] |
| Kevlar | Pure layer | 110.00 | 7.5 | |
| Oil Palm | Pure layer | 43.00 | 2.5 | [19] |
| Jute | Pure layer | 78.00 | 5.1 | |
| Ramie | 5-layer | 99.78 | 5.92 | [20] |
| Sugar Palm | 5-layer | 78.88 | 4.40 | |
| Flax | Pure layer | 80.00 | 0.9 | [21] |
| Jute | Pure layer | 60.00 | 1.42 | |
| Hemp | Pure layer | 85.59 | 1.78 | |
| PALF | 4-layer | 78.04 | 2.95 | [22] |
| PALF | 6-layer | 52.25 | 2.51 | [6] |
| Flax | 6-layer | 132.44 | 12.97 | |
| Jute | 5-layer | 88.00 | 5.0 | [11] |
| Ramie | 5-layer | 100.00 | 5.5 | |
| PALF | 2-layer | 62.30 | 3.60 | Current study |
| 3-layer | 79.25 | 3.80 | ||
| 4-layer | 59.00 | 3.40 |