Mechanical and impact characterisation of flax and basalt fibre vinylester composites and their hybrids
By C. Fragassa, A. Pavlović, C. Santulli. 2018
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Abstract The present experimental investigation is aimed at performing an analysis of mechanical and impact properties of flax and basalt fibres and their hybrids using a vinylester resin to produce reinforced thermosetting composites. Laminates were fabricated by hand lay-up and resin infusion. Cure processes were accelerated and controlled by applying heat and pressure in autoclave. Tensile, flexural and falling weight impact tests were carried out, the latter with energies of up to 40 J. The results indicated that hybrid laminates did not mostly offer properties to the level predicted by an application of the rule-of-mixtures, especially as regards flexural performance. On the other side, advantages provided concerned in particular reducing the brittleness of basalt offering some evidence of plastic behaviour, especially related to the fact of flax fibre reinforced laminated providing a quite long period at quasi constant load during impact tests, therefore resulting in delayed failure, while extensive damage is produced. The results tend to challenge the idea that basalt/flax fibre hybrid laminates would offer a good performance only with the presence of basalt fibres in the outer layers and would suggest the possible adoption in future of more complex stacking sequences, involving intercalation of flax and basalt layers.
Subfields: Building and Construction, Mechanics of Materials, Polymers and Plastics
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