Mechanical properties of an injected silk fibre reinforced PLA composite
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Paper/Presentation Title | Mechanical properties of an injected silk fibre reinforced PLA composite |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Ho, Mei-Po (Author), Lau, Kin-tak (Author), Wang, Hao (Author) and Bhattacharyya, Debes (Author) |
Editors | Bhattacharyya, D., Lin, R. J. T. and Srivatsan, T. S. |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials (PFAM XIX) |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Auckland, New Zealand |
ISBN | 9780473181789 |
9780473181895 | |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.pfam-19.auckland.ac.nz |
Conference/Event | 19th International Symposium on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials (PFAM XIX) |
Event Details | 19th International Symposium on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials (PFAM XIX) Event Date 14 to end of 17 Jan 2011 Event Location Auckland, New Zealand |
Abstract | Chopped silkworm silk fibres and Poly-lactic acid (PLA) were mixed to form a fully biodegradable thermoplastic composite. Injection moulding process was used to mix these constituents together at a controlled temperature range. The mechanical properties of the composite were examined through tensile and flexural property and Izod impact tests. It was found that the Young's and flexural moduli of the composite increased while their strengths and impact resistance decreased during the tests as compared with a PLA sample. Early fibre fractures observed from micrographs explain the reasons of enhanced moduli and reduction of strengths. |
Keywords | silkworms; silk fibres; composites; thermoplastics; injection moulding; Izod |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 401602. Composite and hybrid materials |
400302. Biomaterials | |
340502. Natural products and bioactive compounds | |
Byline Affiliations | Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China |
Centre of Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites | |
University of Auckland, New Zealand | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q09x1/mechanical-properties-of-an-injected-silk-fibre-reinforced-pla-composite
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