Effect of Fiber Waviness on Tensile Strength of a Flax-Sliver-Reinforced Composite Material
Recently, a composite material made from natural fibers and biodegradable resin, “green composite,” is attracting attention as an alternative composite material for the replacement of glass fiber-reinforced plastics. Plant-based natural fibers such as kenaf and flax have already been used as composi...
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| description | Recently, a composite material made from natural fibers and biodegradable resin, “green composite,” is attracting attention as an alternative composite material for the replacement of glass fiber-reinforced plastics. Plant-based natural fibers such as kenaf and flax have already been used as composite reinforcement materials because they are more environmentally friendly and costless fibers than artificial fibers. A problem of using natural fibers is the fiber waviness, which affects the tensile properties. Fiber waviness is fluctuation in the fiber orientation that is inherent in the sliver morphology of plant-based natural fibers. This study was conducted to clarify the relation between quantified parameters of fiber waviness and a composite’s tensile strength. First, the fiber orientation angles on a flax-sliver-reinforced composite were measured. Then the angle distribution was quantified through spatial autocorrelation analysis methods: Local Moran’s I and Local Geary’s c. Finally, the relation between the resultant tensile strength and quantified parameters was discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f0046e05f7cd4144b696da0c0f82e1c22025-02-03T05:57:08ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422015-01-01201510.1155/2015/345398345398Effect of Fiber Waviness on Tensile Strength of a Flax-Sliver-Reinforced Composite MaterialTaweesak Piyatuchsananon0Akira Furuya1Baosheng Ren2Koichi Goda3Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Tokiwadai, Ube 755-8611, JapanGraduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Tokiwadai, Ube 755-8611, JapanSchool of Material Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong 250022, ChinaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Ube 755-8611, JapanRecently, a composite material made from natural fibers and biodegradable resin, “green composite,” is attracting attention as an alternative composite material for the replacement of glass fiber-reinforced plastics. Plant-based natural fibers such as kenaf and flax have already been used as composite reinforcement materials because they are more environmentally friendly and costless fibers than artificial fibers. A problem of using natural fibers is the fiber waviness, which affects the tensile properties. Fiber waviness is fluctuation in the fiber orientation that is inherent in the sliver morphology of plant-based natural fibers. This study was conducted to clarify the relation between quantified parameters of fiber waviness and a composite’s tensile strength. First, the fiber orientation angles on a flax-sliver-reinforced composite were measured. Then the angle distribution was quantified through spatial autocorrelation analysis methods: Local Moran’s I and Local Geary’s c. Finally, the relation between the resultant tensile strength and quantified parameters was discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/345398 |
| spellingShingle | Taweesak Piyatuchsananon Akira Furuya Baosheng Ren Koichi Goda Effect of Fiber Waviness on Tensile Strength of a Flax-Sliver-Reinforced Composite Material Advances in Materials Science and Engineering |
| title | Effect of Fiber Waviness on Tensile Strength of a Flax-Sliver-Reinforced Composite Material |
| title_full | Effect of Fiber Waviness on Tensile Strength of a Flax-Sliver-Reinforced Composite Material |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Fiber Waviness on Tensile Strength of a Flax-Sliver-Reinforced Composite Material |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Fiber Waviness on Tensile Strength of a Flax-Sliver-Reinforced Composite Material |
| title_short | Effect of Fiber Waviness on Tensile Strength of a Flax-Sliver-Reinforced Composite Material |
| title_sort | effect of fiber waviness on tensile strength of a flax sliver reinforced composite material |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/345398 |
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