This
work aims to develop and characterize a hybrid composite material with two
particles of the same size. As reinforcing particles, the hulls of palm nuts
and coconut are chosen. Hybrid composite material composites in the form of
specimens were produced by molding at 10%, 20% and 30% mass fractions in
various sizes (0.63mm,
1.25mm and
2.5mm).
The samples were physically characterized (water absorption rate, moisture
content, actual, theoretical and apparent density) and mechanical in 3-point
flexion. The main results are: the highest and minimum water absorption rate
are respectively 3.57% and 0.67% for respectively particle sizes 1.25mm (sample P10C30) and
0.67% in the size of 0.63mm
(sample P10C10). The moisture content varies from 0.64 to 7.14% respectively
for the P20C20 (2.5 mm) and P10C30 (2.5 mm) samples. The maximum and minimum
real density are 1340,518Kg/m3 and 1055.981Kg/m3,
for respectively the composites of particles sizes 1.25mm (P20C10) and 0.63mm (sample P20C20). The minimum real density is Its maximum theoretical density is 1194.949 Kg/m3 (for samples P20C10, P10C10 and P30C10); however, the minimum is
1189.966 Kg/m3 (P10C20 and
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