Hello Dinesh, as per my understanding, to produce an hybrid composite, first you should have effect of individual reinforcements. If you have optimized the individual, you may get the idea about maxima and minima concentrations for same. If you plan hybrid composites using same reinforcements; you have to again find out the optimum concentration depending on your desirable output (which properties you wish to improve). I think, it may or may not give you desirable outputs. All the best.

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First fix the total number of volume fraction of A and B. Say A+B= X. Vary A from 0 to X which means B varies from X to 0. Choose intermediate points evenly. Assume X is 10. Some combinations can be (0,10), (2.5,7.5), (5,5), (7.5,2.5) and (10,0). This kind of design will help to single out the effect of a single reinforcement individually as well as hybrid combination.

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Rule of mixture is one way.

Hello Dinesh, as per my understanding, to produce an hybrid composite, first you should have effect of individual reinforcements. If you have optimized the individual, you may get the idea about maxima and minima concentrations for same. If you plan hybrid composites using same reinforcements; you have to again find out the optimum concentration depending on your desirable output (which properties you wish to improve). I think, it may or may not give you desirable outputs. All the best.

Taguchi techniques

the properties which you will get, depend on how the matrix and reinforcements were bonded together. So go ahead and try 3% to 10% initially, and based on the EDX, SEM results, Try some suitable % of reinforcements

Matrix + Reinforcement = Composite (Through Fabrication)

Assume

Matrix + Reinforcement = 1000 gram (100%)

Reinforcement (SiC+Gr), Matrix (Al)

Example 1 : 5% Reinforcement (2.5%SiC+ 2.5%Gr)+ 95% Matrix

Matrix (950 gram)+ (Sic 25g + Gr 25 g)

Example 2 : 10% Reinforcement (7.5%SiC+ 2.5%Gr)+ 90% Matrix

Matrix (900 gram)+ (Sic 75g + Gr 25 g)

Following