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| Le Duigou, A.; Deux, J. M.; Davies, Peter; Baley, C.. |
| Biocomposites are sensitive to water, and previous work on flax reinforced PLLA showed a large drop in mechanical properties after immersion (Le Duigou et al. 2009). Unreinforced PLLA was much less sensitive. This paper presents a strategy to reduce the influence of wet ageing by adding extra layers of PLLA on the biocomposite surface. Weight gain measurements show that a PLLA coating 350 um thick reduces weight gain by half, and biocomposite stiffness and strength after ageing are improved by 100% compared to uncoated composite behaviour. Thermal analysis and microscopic examination are used to show damage mechanisms with and without protection. Property changes are shown to be quasilinearly related to weight gain. |
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| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00044/15511/12898.pdf |
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| Le Duigou, A.; Davies, Peter; Baley, C.. |
| 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... |
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Palavras-chave: Mechanical properties; Hygrothermal ageing; Biopolymer; Natural fibre; Composites. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6639.pdf |
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