RT Journal Article
T1 Characterization of hybrid biocomposite Poly-Butyl-Succinate/Carbon fibers/Flax fibers
A1 Bahrami, Mohsen
A1 Maria Gaifami, Carlo
A1 Enciso Ramos, María Belén
A1 Abenojar Buendía, Juana
A1 Martínez Casanova, Miguel Ángel
AB The investigation of renewable and recyclable materials becomes more critical every day due to the high levels ofwaste and carbon emissions and their impact on the environment. The use of eco-friendly materials, such asnatural fibers and bioplastics, is increasingly important, and their use is always more popular. The aim of thisresearch is to evaluate the changes in properties of composite materials made of Poly-Butyl-Succinate (PBS), abiodegradable thermoplastic matrix, and carbon fiber when some layers of carbon fiber are replaced by somelayers of flax fiber to create a hybrid composite; in order to obtain a material more environmentally friendly withsimilar mechanical properties. To modify the flax fiber’s surface energy and improve the wettability with the PBSmatrix, an Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Torch (APPT) treatment was performed. The fibers’ surfaces werecharacterized by measuring the contact angle; the contact angle values confirmed the wettability and accordingly,adhesion increased after plasma treatment. Different experiments were performed after substituting carbonfibers to evaluate the changes in the composite material’s mechanical and thermal properties: tensile test, threepointbending test, impact tests and differential scanning calorimetry. Replacing the carbon fiber core layer withone or two flax fiber layers did not compromise the thermal stability. It led to the manufacturing of a hybridcomposite with improved mechanical properties and higher impact resistance.
PB Elsevier
SN 1359-8368
YR 2021
FD 2021-09-15
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10016/34162
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10016/34162
LA eng
NO This work has been supported by Comunidad de Madrid (Spain) - multiannual agreement with UC3M ("Excelencia para el Profesorado Universitario"; - EPUC3M04) - Fifth regional research plan 2016-2020
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