The hybrid effects in hybrid fibre composites: experimental study using twisted fibrous structures

1998 ◽  
Vol 454 (1972) ◽  
pp. 1109-1127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ning Pan ◽  
Kezhang Chen ◽  
Constantin J. Monego ◽  
Stanley Backer
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Hybrid Fibre ◽  
Fibre Composites

Sustainable composites: Processing of coir fibres and application in hybrid-fibre composites

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (15) ◽  
pp. 1947-1960 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Ciccarelli ◽  
Frederik Cloppenburg ◽  
Sangeetha Ramaswamy ◽  
Stepan V Lomov ◽  
Aart Van Vuure ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Polylactic Acid ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Coir Fibre ◽  
Hybrid Fibre ◽  
Fibre Composites ◽  
Composite Product ◽  
Composites Processing ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Composites

Coir fibres, a byproduct of the coconut industry, have high performance qualities but are difficult to process by conventional textile methods. The purpose of the research is to combine the processibility of hemp and flax with the high-performance properties of coir to create a composite product worthy of industrial applications. The evaluation of coir fibre-reinforced composites focuses on the processibility of the coir fibre into a nonwoven, how well it interfaces with polylactic acid and an analysis of how the mechanical properties of the final product change when mixing coir with hemp and flax. The results show that the hybrid samples outperformed most of the researched values for coir composites, despite the reduced properties of control samples as in comparable research. Adding just 10% of either flax or hemp dramatically increased the mechanical properties compared to the pure coir–polylactic acid composite.

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