Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Epoxy/ Synthetic Fiber Composites Ibrahim M. Alarifi, Majid Khorami, Tarek M. A. A. EL-Bagory, and Ramazan Asmatulu Contents Introduction ....................................................................................... 2 Matrix Materials ............................................................................... 4 Reinforcements ................................................................................ 5 Fabrication Methods .......................................................................... 5 Dynamic Mechanical Properties .................................................................. 7 Laminated Composites ........................................................................ 8 Hybrid Composites ............................................................................ 11 Natural Fiber-Reinforced Composites ........................................................ 17 Mechanical Properties of Synthetic Fiber Composites ....................................... 19 Natural/Synthetic Fiber-Reinforced Thermosets Hybrid Composites ....................... 21 Natural/Synthetic Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Hybrid Composite ..................... 21 Natural/Natural Fiber-Reinforced Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Composites ........... 22 Natural/Natural Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Hybrid Composites ....................... 22 Synthetic/Synthetic Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Hybrid Composites ......................... 23 Conclusions ....................................................................................... 23 References ........................................................................................ 24 I. M. Alarifi Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, Saudi Arabia Engineering and Applied Science Research Center, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, Saudi Arabia e-mail: i.alarifi@mu.edu.sa M. Khorami Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo, Universidad UTE, Quito, Ecuador T. M. A. A. EL-Bagory Department of Mechanical Design, Faculty of Engineering Materia, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt R. Asmatulu (*) Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, USA e-mail: ramazan.asmatulu@wichita.edu © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022 S. Mavinkere Rangappa et al. (eds.), Handbook of Epoxy/Fiber Composites, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8141-0_8-1 1