Characterization of mechanical and damping properties of carbon/jute fibre hybrid SMC composites

BF Nega, RS Pierce, X Yi, X Liu - Applied Composite Materials, 2022 - Springer
Growing environmental concerns and high material costs are becoming significant
challenges for the large-scale application of high-performance Sheet Moulding Compounds …

[HTML][HTML] Low-velocity impact response of hybrid sheet moulding compound composite laminates

J Pheysey, R Del Cuvillo, F Naya… - Composites Part A …, 2025 - Elsevier
This work presents a comprehensive study on the impact damage tolerance of Sheet
Moulding Compounds (SMCs). The performance of glass, carbon and hybrid glass/carbon …

Full‐field effect of flow‐induced fiber orientation during compression molding of carbon fiber sheet molding compounds

BF Nega, RS Pierce, X Yi, X Liu - Polymer Composites, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
An image‐based fiber orientation analysis technique has been employed to study the effect
of initial charge coverage and preferential fiber alignment on the flow‐induced fiber …

[PDF][PDF] In-Mould flow and fibre orientation analysis of carbon fibre SMC composites

B Nega, R Pierce, Q Hu, X Yi, X Liu… - … on Composite Materials …, 2023 - iccm-central.org
In this study, flow-induced fibre reorientation in carbon fibre SMCs after compression
moulding has been investigated experimentally using an image-based fibre orientation …

[PDF][PDF] Improving the Performance of Discontinuous Fibre Reinforced Composites

NB Fikre - 2023 - research.nottingham.edu.cn
The automotive industry is under increasing pressure to produce light weight and
fuelefficient vehicles to meet stringent global emission targets. Discontinuous carbon fibre …