| Title |
On the Response to Hygrothermal Ageing of Fully Recyclable Flax and Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites |
| ID_Doc |
13573 |
| Authors |
Das, SC; Srivastava, C; Goutianos, S; La Rosa, AD; Grammatikos, S |
| Title |
On the Response to Hygrothermal Ageing of Fully Recyclable Flax and Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites |
| Year |
2023 |
| Published |
Materials, 16, 17 |
| DOI |
10.3390/ma16175848 |
| Abstract |
The present work studies the response to hygrothermal ageing of natural fibre composites (NFCs) against synthetic fibre composites when using three different types of polymers as matrices. For ageing, coupons were fully immersed in distilled water at 23, 40, and 60 degrees C for a total ageing period of 56 days. Flax fibre-reinforced composites, using two recyclable polymer systems: (i) a bio-based recyclable epoxy and (ii) an acrylic-based liquid thermoplastic resin, were tested against conventional glass fibre-reinforced composites employing a synthetic (petroleum-based) epoxy. Different fibre/polymer matrix material combinations were tested to evaluate the effects of hygrothermal ageing degradation on the reinforcement, matrix, and fibre/matrix interface. The hygrothermal ageing response of unaged and aged composite coupons was assessed in terms of flexural and viscoelastic performance, physicochemical properties, and microscopy (SEM-Scanning Electron Microscopy). |
| Author Keywords |
natural fibre composites (NFCs); flax fibre composites; GFRP; recyclable polymer matrices; bio-based epoxy; Elium((R)); thermosets and thermoplastics; durability; DMA (dynamic mechanical analysis); circular economy |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:001064153900001 |
| WoS Category |
Chemistry, Physical; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering; Physics, Applied; Physics, Condensed Matter |
| Research Area |
Chemistry; Materials Science; Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering; Physics |
| PDF |
https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/16/17/5848/pdf?version=1693036557
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