Modelling the effect of yarn twist on the tensile strength of unidirectional plant fibre yarn composites
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Article Title | Modelling the effect of yarn twist on the tensile strength of unidirectional plant fibre yarn composites |
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ERA Journal ID | 4918 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Shah, Darshil U. (Author), Schubel, Peter J. (Author) and Clifford, Mike J. (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Composite Materials |
Journal Citation | 47 (4), pp. 425-436 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2012 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications Ltd |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0021-9983 |
1530-793X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998312440737 |
Web Address (URL) | http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0021998312440737 |
Abstract | The true structural potential of plant fibres as reinforcing agents can only be realized when the highest reinforcement efficiency is employed. Hence, aligned unidirectional plant fibre composites (PFCs) are of interest. However, due to the short length of technical plant fibres, the reinforcement needs to be in the form of staple fibre yarns which have a twisted structure. Although twist facilitates yarn processability, it has several detrimental effects on the composites produced. One of these detrimental effects is fibre obliquity and misalignment which results in a drastic drop in mechanical properties of the composite. No model is currently available to predict the effect of reinforcing yarn twist on unidirectional PFC tensile strength. |
Keywords | natural fibres, polymer-matrix composites, twisted yarn, modelling, reinforcement orientation efficiency, tensile strength |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 401602. Composite and hybrid materials |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Nottingham, United Kingdom |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3yv8/modelling-the-effect-of-yarn-twist-on-the-tensile-strength-of-unidirectional-plant-fibre-yarn-composites
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