Influence of Kaolin particulate and Luffa cylindrica fiber on the mechanical properties polyester matrix

Abstract Polymeric materials are used in different industrial applications because they retain good environmental properties, low-cost, and easy to produce compared conventional materials. This study investigated the effect of adding Kaolin particulate (KFP) Luffa cylindrica fiber (LCF) on mechanical properties polyester resin. was treated with 5% NaOH, varied weight fraction (5, 10, 15%wt), reinforce unsaturated resin using hand lay-up method, whereas, for hybrid composite, particulates were kept constant at 6wt% while fibers as mono-reinforced composite. The samples machined analysis. Analysis result revealed that reinforcement has enhanced greatly composites.