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Manufacturing of sustainable sisal fibre composites by filament winding and compression moulding

  • Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology

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Abstract

Natural fibre composites have gained significant attention due to the growing demand for sustainable and eco-friendly materials. This study explores the manufacturing of sustainable natural fibre composites by filament winding and compression moulding using sisal fibre yarn as natural fibres, and biobased thermoplastic polylactic acid (PLA) as the polymer matrix. Filament winding enables high degree of fibre alignment and uniform fibre distribution, while compression moulding ensures effective consolidation to reduce porosity in composites. Studied manufacturing parameters are winding step in the filament winding process, and processing temperature and yarn residual tension in the compression moulding process. The properties of the manufactured sisal fibre/PLA composites are evaluated based on their microstructure, their volumetric composition, with focus on the porosity content, and their mechanical properties. This study contributes to the advancement of sustainable composite materials.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication45th Risoe International Symposium on Materials Science
Number of pages16
PublisherIOP Publishing
Publication date2025
Article number012039
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2025
Event45th Risoe International Symposium on Materials Science - Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 1 Sept 20254 Sept 2025

Conference

Conference45th Risoe International Symposium on Materials Science
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period01/09/202504/09/2025
SeriesIOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
Volume1338
ISSN1757-8981

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