Structural flax/PLA biocomposites: understanding of their thermo-mechanical behaviour.

Nassiopoulos, E.; Abhyankar, H.; Njuguna, J.

Abstract

The extended use of bio-composites for the manufacturing of vehicle components would largely benefit the industry. However, the properties of biocomposites, their mechanical performance under different environments and the effect of different loading conditions are still unclear. Systematic studies have been conducted on flax/PLA biocomposites, to determine the phenomena dominating their mechanical behaviour and their potential use in structural automotive applications.

Citation

NASSIOPOULOS, E., ABHYANKAR, H. and NJUGUNA, J. 2013. Structural flax/PLA biocomposites: understanding of their thermo-mechanical behaviour. Presented at the 21st annual international conference on composites/nano engineering (ICCE-NANO 21), 21-27 July 2013, Tenerife, Spain.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: 21st annual international conference on composites/nano engineering (ICCE-NANO 21)
• Conference Location: Tenerife, Spain
• Start Date: Jul 21, 2013
• End Date: Jul 27, 2013
• Deposit Date: Dec 5, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 27, 2020
• Keywords: Biocomposites; Flax/PLA biocomposites; Mechanical engineering; Automotive engineering
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/802319