Macroscopic analysis of interfacial properties of flax/PLLA biocomposites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1612-1620

  Le Duigou, Antoine ^a   Davies, Peter ^b   Baley, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Delamination; B. Interface; B. Interfacial strength

Indexed keywords

COOLING; DELAMINATION; DROPS; FLAX; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TESTING; LACTIC ACID; LINEN; YARN;

CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; DELAMINATION RESISTANCE; GLASS/POLYESTER COMPOSITES; IN-PLANE SHEAR PROPERTIES; INTERFACIAL STRENGTH; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE; MATRIX CHARACTERIZATIONS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS);

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

DEBONDING; DELAMINATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FLAX FIBER; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLYLACTIC ACID; SHEAR PROPERTY;

EID: 77955340369     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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