Fabrication of Glass/Jute Hybrid Composite over Wrapped Aluminum Cylinders: An Advanced Material for Automotive Applications

Abstract As a class of promising cost-effective lightweight structures, metal-composite hybrids have rapidly emerged in automotive industry largely attributable to their outstanding multifunctional and crashworthy characteristics. The aim this study is investigate the potentiality cylinders for crash energy absorption applications. In context, crashworthiness performance, deformation history jute (J)/glass (G) reinforced epoxy hybrid composite over wrapped aluminum (Al) were experimentally studied under quasi-static axial loading. Crashworthiness characteristics proposed evaluated by measuring average peak crushing loads ( $${\mathrm{F}}_{\mathrm{avg}}$$ F avg , $${\mathrm{F}}_{\mathrm{ip}}$$ ip ), specific $$\mathrm{SEA}$$ SEA total absorbed $$\mathrm{U})$$ U ) crush force efficiency $$\mathrm{CFE}$$ CFE ). influence number J-layers on profiles has also been defined. Result revealed that highest $${\mathrm{F}}_{\mathrm{avg}})$$ ) noted Al-3G-2 J-3G with values 85.45 kN, 53.14 39.99 J/g, respectively. maximum $$\mathrm{U}$$ was documented Al-8G value 3535.89 J. $$(\mathrm{CFE})$$ ( recorded Al-2G-4 J-2G followed 0.65 0.62, exhibit excellent energy-absorbing capacity could be applied as structures