| Autor: |
Maria Carolina Andrade Teles, Gabriel Oliveira Glória, Giulio Rodrigues Altoé, Pedro Amoy Netto, Frederico Muylaert Margem, Fabio Oliveira Braga, Sergio Neves Monteiro |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Materials Research, Vol 18, Iss suppl 2, Pp 185-192 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1516-1439 |
| DOI: |
10.1590/1516-1439.362514 |
| Popis: |
The fiber extracted from pineapple leaf (PALF) displays relevant mechanical properties that are motivating investigations for possible engineering application as polymer composite reinforcement. As any natural lignocellulosic fiber, the PALF presents non-uniform dimensions and heterogeneous properties with a significant dispersion of values. In fact, a marked variation in the tensile strength has been reported, which represents a problem for the design of a PALF reinforced composite. In several other lignocellulosic fibers, the diameter dimension was found to affect the value of the tensile strength. This work investigated the precise diameter dependence of the PALF tensile strength using the Weibull statistic method. The results showed a mathematical hyperbolic type of inverse correlation between the PALF strength and its diameter, which was found to be similar to that commonly obtained in other lignocellulosic fibers. |
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