The Usage of Natural Fibers for Automotive Applications

Akar, Mustafa Atakan; Tosun, A. Tuğçe; Yel, Feyza; Kumlu, Umut

doi:10.1002/masy.202100414

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“…20 The growing trend of sustainability has led researchers and automobile manufacturers to focus on natural fiber reinforced polymer composites. 9,21 However, mass adoption of natural fibers in the automobile industry continues to be a challenge owing to the resultant composites' lower thermomechanical properties compared with glass fibers. 22 Basalt fibers are green mineral fibers with mechanical properties superior to glass fibers with possessing superior heat resistance.…”

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“…Long glass fiber reinforced polypropylene composites met the performance requirements of a car seat frame and bumper beam 20 . The growing trend of sustainability has led researchers and automobile manufacturers to focus on natural fiber reinforced polymer composites 9,21 . However, mass adoption of natural fibers in the automobile industry continues to be a challenge owing to the resultant composites' lower thermomechanical properties compared with glass fibers 22 …”

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The synergy of the matrix modification and fiber geometry to enhance the thermo‐mechanical properties of basalt fiber‐polypropylene composites for automotive applications

Balaji,

Shirvanimoghaddam,

Yadav

et al. 2024

J of Applied Polymer Sci

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Basalt fiber reinforced polypropylene composites with two initial fiber lengths (3.2 and 6.4 mm) were fabricated using twin‐screw extrusion compounding. In the case of composites with smaller initial fiber length, basalt fibers predominantly served as nucleating agents for polypropylene thereby resulting in an increase in the degree of crystallinity. The addition of polypropylene‐g‐maleic anhydride (PP‐g‐MA) caused the matrix to become amorphous, which was due to the establishment of a fiber–matrix interphase. This behavior was different for the composites with relatively larger initial fiber length especially at higher fiber content. The reduction in fiber length in the composites caused a decrease in crystallinity, as this hindered the ability of the polypropylene matrix to form crystals. Addition of PP‐g‐MA established a fiber–matrix interphase thereby synergistically contributing to the increased matrix amorphousness of the basalt fiber reinforced polypropylene composites with 6.4 mm initial fiber length. Reduced fiber length due to processing also accelerated the thermal degradation of the composites with an initial fiber length of 6.4 mm. However, the reduction in fiber length due to processing resulted in increased fiber orientation, which contributed to the improvement in tensile and flexural properties of the basalt fiber reinforced polypropylene composites with an initial fiber length of 6.4 mm. At 30% fiber content, the tensile strength and modulus of basalt fiber reinforced matrix modified polypropylene composites with 6.4 mm initial fiber length improved by 18% and 13% as compared with the composites with 3.2 mm initial fiber length.

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The synergy of the matrix modification and fiber geometry to enhance the thermo‐mechanical properties of basalt fiber‐polypropylene composites for automotive applications

Balaji,

Shirvanimoghaddam,

Yadav

et al. 2024

J of Applied Polymer Sci

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Optimization and statistical analysis on mechanical, thermal, wear and water-absorption characteristics of fragrant screwpine fiber-reinforced polymer biocomposites

Rajkumar,

Selvan,

Neto

et al. 2024

Iran Polym J

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A review on the machining of polymer composites reinforced with carbon (CFRP), glass (GFRP), and natural fibers (NFRP)

Slamani

Châtelain

2023

Discov Mechanical Engineering

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Composite material consumption is booming and is expected to increase exponentially in many industrial applications such as aerospace, automotive, marine and defense. However, in most cases, composite products require further processing before they can be used or assembled. Machining of composite materials is extremely difficult due to their anisotropic and non-homogeneous structure. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the literature on composite materials and their machining processes, such as turning, milling and drilling. Damage related to these processes is also discussed. The paper is divided into seven main parts; the first, second and third parts give a brief overview of composite materials, reinforcements used in composite materials and composite manufacturing methods, respectively. The fourth part deals with post-processing machining operations, while the fifth, sixth and seventh parts are devoted to the machining of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite, glass fiber reinforced polymer and natural fiber reinforced polymer composites, respectively. An analysis of the factors that influence the machining and the machinability criteria used for these materials is also presented, with particular emphasis on cutting forces, tool wear, delamination and surface finish. Non-traditional manufacturing methods are not discussed in this paper.

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The Usage of Natural Fibers for Automotive Applications

Cited by 5 publications

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The synergy of the matrix modification and fiber geometry to enhance the thermo‐mechanical properties of basalt fiber‐polypropylene composites for automotive applications

The synergy of the matrix modification and fiber geometry to enhance the thermo‐mechanical properties of basalt fiber‐polypropylene composites for automotive applications

Optimization and statistical analysis on mechanical, thermal, wear and water-absorption characteristics of fragrant screwpine fiber-reinforced polymer biocomposites

A review on the machining of polymer composites reinforced with carbon (CFRP), glass (GFRP), and natural fibers (NFRP)

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