Influence of Environmental Conditions on the Mechanical Properties of Flax Fiber Reinforced Thermoset Composites
Autor: | Mylène Deléglise-Lagardère, Chung Hae Park, Leila Bonnaud, Anurag Pisupati |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Materials science 030102 biochemistry & molecular biology Moisture Thermosetting polymer 02 engineering and technology Epoxy 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Flax fiber 03 medical and health sciences Flexural strength visual_art Ceramics and Composites visual_art.visual_art_medium medicine Composite material Swelling medicine.symptom 0210 nano-technology Hot and humid |
Zdroj: | Applied Composite Materials. 28:633-649 |
ISSN: | 1573-4897 0929-189X |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10443-021-09885-z |
Popis: | A new type of flax fiber-reinforced bio-sourced thermoset composites is investigated to explore their usage in hot and humid conditions and is compared with flax fiber reinforced epoxy composites. Hygrothermal aging of composites is carried out for 40 days at 50 °C and 90%RH. The influence of moisture uptake of composites during aging is evaluated in terms of physical parameters (i.e., swelling and weight gain) and mechanical properties. The deterioration of the mechanical properties during aging is mainly attributed to the presence of flax fibers, especially the fiber-matrix interface. The evolution of flexural properties induced by aging is similar for both synthetic epoxy composites and bio-based benzoxazine composites and is described using an analytical model. The mechanical test results show that after 40 days of aging, flax/benzoxazine composites lose about 20% of their flexural properties whereas flax/epoxy composites lose about 32% of properties. The recovery of flexural properties after drying is higher for flax/benzoxazine composites than for flax/epoxy composites, which demonstrates the potential of this bio-sourced thermoset composite material. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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