Strength and adhesion characteristics of elementary flax fibres with different surface treatments

被引:154
作者
Joffe, R [1 ]
Andersons, J
Wallström, L
机构
[1] Lulea Univ Technol, Div Polymer Engn, SE-97187 Lulea, Sweden
[2] Inst Polymer Mech, LV-1006 Riga, Latvia
关键词
flax fibres; fibre/matrix bond; fragmentation; strength;
D O I
10.1016/S1359-835X(03)00099-X
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
It is known that the best flax fibres can compete in terms of mechanical properties with glass fibres. However, during the manufacturing process flax fibres are often damaged, and hence, the proper-ties can be lowered. Furthermore, these properties change from batch to batch (depending on the time and place of harvest), which means that they are somewhat unpredictable. The most affected fibre property is strength, which can vary in very wide interval due to defects introduced by the manufacturing process. Therefore, there is a need for a simple but reliable testing procedure that allows the estimation of the strength of flax fibres, so called quality control. Regarding the final goal, that is the development of natural fibre composites, another crucial property is the fibre/matrix adhesion. The objective of this study is to investigate the possibility to use the single fibre fragmentation test to characterize strength distribution of flax fibres and to evaluate the adhesion. Untreated flax fibres and fibres coated by a special surface treatment are used. Fragmentation tests are performed on flax fibres embedded in thermoset, vinylester and polyester, resins. Results show that there is a definite improvement in interfacial strength when a fibre surface treatment is applied. Fibre strength distribution is obtained from SFFT and compared with limited results available from single flax fibre tests. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:603 / 612
页数:10
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