Mechanical properties of polylactic acid (PLA) composites reinforced with unidirectional flax and flax-paper layers

Composite Structures

Volumn 154, Issue , 2016, Pages 286-295

  Couture, Adrien ^a   Lebrun, Gilbert ^a   Laperrière, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flax; Flexural strength; Natural fiber composites (NFC); Polylactic acid (PLA); Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; FIBERS; IMPACT STRENGTH; LINEN; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYESTERS; REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; YARN;

BIODEGRADABLE THERMOPLASTICS; FLAX FIBER; FLAX/PLA; HIGH-IMPACT STRENGTH; NATURAL FIBER COMPOSITES; POLY LACTIC ACID; WOVEN GLASS;

FLAX;

EID: 84980371011     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.07.069     Document Type: Article

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