Traditionally the epoxy/glass fiber composites, consisting of an epoxy resin matrix reinforced with glass fiber are used since they are light weight, immune to corrosion and possess high strength. In this investigation the composite material is fabricated by hand lay-up technique with epoxy LY556 resin and bi - directional e-type glass fiber. The fabrication and characterization of the epoxy/glass fiber composite has been studied by analyzing the tensile properties and topographical investigation of the specimens broken by tensile test were carried out using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The composite plates of 5mm thickness were fabricated as per D638 ASTM standard.