TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical and mechanical properties of unidirectional plant fibre composites
T2 - an evaluation of the influence of porosity
AU - Madsen, B.
AU - Lilholt, H.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - Unidirectional composites were made from filament wound non-treated flax yarns and polypropylene foils. With increasing composite fibre weight fractions from 0.56 to 0.72, porosity fractions increased from 0.04 to 0.08; a theoretical model was fitted to the data in order to describe the composite volumetric interaction between contents of fibre, matrix and porosity. In the model two porosity components were proposed, a process governed component and a structurally governed component. The composite axial stiffness and strength were in the range 27-29 GPa and 251-321 MPa, respectively. A modified version of the "rule-of-mixtures", supplemented with parameters of composite porosity content and anisotropy of fibre properties, were developed to improve the prediction of composite tensile properties. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - Unidirectional composites were made from filament wound non-treated flax yarns and polypropylene foils. With increasing composite fibre weight fractions from 0.56 to 0.72, porosity fractions increased from 0.04 to 0.08; a theoretical model was fitted to the data in order to describe the composite volumetric interaction between contents of fibre, matrix and porosity. In the model two porosity components were proposed, a process governed component and a structurally governed component. The composite axial stiffness and strength were in the range 27-29 GPa and 251-321 MPa, respectively. A modified version of the "rule-of-mixtures", supplemented with parameters of composite porosity content and anisotropy of fibre properties, were developed to improve the prediction of composite tensile properties. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
KW - 5-I nano
U2 - 10.1016/S0266-3538(03)00097-6
DO - 10.1016/S0266-3538(03)00097-6
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0266-3538
VL - 63
SP - 1265
EP - 1272
JO - Composites Science and Technology
JF - Composites Science and Technology
IS - 9
ER -