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Provedor de dados: 	5	
País: 	France	
Título: 	Seawater ageing of flax/poly(lactic acid) biocomposites	
Autores: 	Le Duigou, A.; Davies, Peter; Baley, C.	
Data: 	2009-07	
Ano: 	2009	
Palavras-chave: 	Mechanical properties; Hygrothermal ageing; Biopolymer; Natural fibre; Composites.	
Resumo: 	Natural fibre reinforced biopolymer composites, or biocomposites, are an alternative to the glass fibre reinforced thermoset composites widely used today in marine applications. Biocomposites offer good mechanical properties and total biodegradability, but if they are to be adopted for marine structures their durability in a seawater environment must be demonstrated. In the present study unreinforced PLLA (Poly(L-Lactic acid)), injected and film stacked flax composites with the same PLLA matrix have been examined. All the samples were aged in natural seawater at different temperatures in order to accelerate hygrothermal ageing. Changes to physico-chemical and mechanical behaviour have been followed by weight measurements, thermal and gel permeation chromatography (GPC) analyses, and tensile testing, completed by acoustic emission recording and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) examination. The matrix tensile stiffness is hardly affected by seawater at temperatures to 40 degrees C but the composite loses stiffness and strength. Fibre/matrix interface weakening is the main damage mechanism induced by wet ageing, but both matrix and fibre cracks also appear at longer periods. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	
Tipo: 	Text	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6639.pdf

DOI:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.03.025	
Editor: 	Elsevier	
Relação: 	http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/6639/	
Formato: 	application/pdf	
Fonte: 	Polymer Degradation and Stability (0141-3910) (Elsevier), 2009-07 , Vol. 94 , N. 7 , P. 1151-1162	
Fonte: 	2009 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved.