Environmental durability of carbon/flax fiber hybrid composites

Cheng, Mingyang; Zhong, Yucheng; Kureemun, Umeyr; Cao, Dongfeng; Hu, Haixiao; Lee, Heow Pueh; Li, Shuxin

doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.111719

Cited by 57 publications

(21 citation statements)

References 29 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Several studies have been carried out in the literature concerning the moisture absorption behaviour of hybrid composites, both natural-natural and natural-synthetic fibers reinforced composites [12][13][14]54,71,91,95,143,144,[150][151][152][153][154][155][156][157][158][159]. Tab.…”

Section: Water Absorption Behaviour Of Hybrid Fiber-reinforced Compositesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of Recent Advances in Hybrid Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

Neto¹,

Queiroz²,

Aguiar³

et al. 2022

Journal of Renewable Materials

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Natural fiber reinforced polymer composites (NFRCs) have demonstrated great potential for many different applications in various industries due to their advantages compared to synthetic fiber-reinforced composites, such as low environmental impact and low cost. However, one of the drawbacks is that the NFRCs present relatively low mechanical properties and the absorption of humidity due to the hydrophilic characteristic of the natural fibre. One method to increase their performance is hybridization. Therefore, understanding the properties and potential of using multiple reinforcement's materials to develop hybrid composites is of great interest. This paper provides an overview of the recent advances in hybrid natural fiber reinforced polymer composites. First, the main factors that affect the performance of hybrid fiber-reinforced composites were briefly discussed. The effect of hybridization on the mechanical and thermal properties of hybrid composites reinforced with several types of natural fibers (i.e., sisal, jute, curauá, ramie, banana, etc.) or natural fibers combined with synthetic fibers is presented. Finally, the water absorption behaviour of hybrid fiber-reinforced composites is also discussed. It was concluded that the main challenges that need to be addressed in order to increase the use of natural-natural or natural-synthetic hybrid composites in industry are the poor adhesion between natural fibers and matrix, thermal stability and moisture absorption of natural fibers. Some of these challenges were addressed by recent development in fibers treatment and modification, and product innovation (hybridization).

show abstract

Section: Water Absorption Behaviour Of Hybrid Fiber-reinforced Compositesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of Recent Advances in Hybrid Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

Neto¹,

Queiroz²,

Aguiar³

et al. 2022

Journal of Renewable Materials

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The hardness and the impact resistance however decreased by only 2.1% and 4.3% respectively, compared to the dry composites. Cheng et al [25] investigated the durability of carbon/flax fibre reinforced polypropylene composites exposed to water immersion ageing at 60 o C until saturation. The Moreover, this work evaluates composites machined via a laser cutting process.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ageing of autoclaved epoxy/flax composites: Effects on water absorption, porosity and flexural behaviour

Santos¹,

Oliveira²,

Panzera

et al. 2020

Composites Part B: Engineering

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

HAL is a multidisciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents, whether they are published or not. The documents may come from teaching and research institutions in France or abroad, or from public or private research centers. L'archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, émanant des établissements d'enseignement et de recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires publics ou privés.

show abstract

“…Bast fibers such as kenaf, flax and hemp fiber reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites are very popular NFRPC in the nonstructural components for automotive applications because of their low density, easy processability, and capability to be recycled by energy recovery [15]. Several attempts have been reported to improve the mechanical properties of NFRPC by hybridization of natural fibers with glass, or carbon fibers [16][17][18][19][20][21]. However, the downside of this hybridization is the reduction of the amount of natural fibers, i.e., renewable content of the composites.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Influence of Fiber Coating and Polymer Modification on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Bast/Basalt Reinforced Polypropylene Hybrid Composites

2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Natural fibers, such as kenaf, hemp, and flax, also known as bast fibers, offer several benefits such as low density, carbon dioxide neutrality, and less dependence on petroleum sources. Their function as reinforcement in polymer composites offers a great potential to replace a segment of the glass fiber-reinforced polymer composites, especially in automotive components. Despite their promising benefits, they cannot meet the structural and durability demands of automobile parts because of their poor mechanical properties compared to glass fibers. The focus of this research work was the improvement of the mechanical property profile of the bast fiber reinforced polypropylene composites by hybridization with natural high-performance basalt fibers and the influence of basalt fibers coating and polymer modification at the mechanical and thermal properties of the composites. The specific tensile strength of the composite with polymer tailored coating was 39% and the flexural strength was 44% higher than the composite with epoxy-based basalt fibers. The mechanical performance was even better when the bast/basalt hybridization was done in maleic anhydride modified polymer. This led to the conclusion that basalt fibers sizing and polymer modification are the deciding factors in defining the optimal mechanical performance of the composites by influencing the fiber-matrix interaction. The composites were analyzed for their mechanical, thermal, and morphological properties. The comparison of bast/basalt hybrid composite with bast/glass fibers hybrid composite showed a 32% higher specific flexural and tensile strength of the basalt hybrid composite, supporting the concept of basalt fibers as a natural alternative of the glass fibers.

show abstract

Environmental durability of carbon/flax fiber hybrid composites

Cited by 57 publications

References 29 publications

A Review of Recent Advances in Hybrid Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

A Review of Recent Advances in Hybrid Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

Ageing of autoclaved epoxy/flax composites: Effects on water absorption, porosity and flexural behaviour

Influence of Fiber Coating and Polymer Modification on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Bast/Basalt Reinforced Polypropylene Hybrid Composites

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About