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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... |
| Tipo: Text |
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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