Abstract
Among the bottlenecks of using natural fiber reinforced composites in various industries, one can mention the natural fibers’ sensitivity to moisture uptake and in turn, the resulted detrimental effects on their mechanical properties. Therefore, in this study, the Acoustic Emission (AE) technique is used to investigate the effects of moisture uptake on the tensile mechanical properties of flax fiber reinforced Polypropylene (Flax-PP) composites. Three groups of specimens containing different amounts of moisture are considered. Not only were the AE analyses used to justify the different mechanical behaviour of the specimen groups, but also the AE activities were correlated with changes in the load-displacement curves.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 20th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics (ICEM20) |
| Place of Publication | Porto, Portugal |
| Publisher | EuraSEM |
| Chapter | Composite and Advanced Materials |
| Pages | 373-374 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 5 Jul 2023 |
| Event | 20th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics - University of Porto, Porto, Portugal Duration: 2 Jul 2023 → 7 Jul 2023 |
Conference
| Conference | 20th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics |
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| Abbreviated title | ICEM20 |
| Country/Territory | Portugal |
| City | Porto |
| Period | 2/07/23 → 7/07/23 |
Keywords
- Natural fiber composites, Flax fibers, Spread tow, Thermoplastics, Acoustic emission, Moisture effects, Mechanical characterization