Discontinuous short fibre composites are becoming more attractive to the automotive industry due to
their lower cost when compared to traditional continuous reinforced composites [1]. Short fibre
composites have lower mechanical properties due to their fibre length limiting the load transferred
between the matrix and fibres [2], however, short fibres allow for greater material flow and therefore
more complex geometries [3]. Hybridisation is a method of increasing the mechanical performance of
short fibre composites. Some studies have looked into hybridisation of composites [4], however, most
of the literature available focuses on thermoset composites, and no studies have been carried out to look
at the strain rate or temperature dependency of hybrid composites
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