Journal article
Hemp yarn reinforced composites - 2. Tensile properties
Composites and Materials Mechanics, Materials Research Division, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark1
Materials Research Division, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark2
Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark3
Section for Construction Materials, Department of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Denmark4
Department of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Denmark5
Whereas the first paper is addressing the characteristics of textile hemp yarn, this second paper is addressing the tensile properties of aligned hemp yarn composites under influence of a number of experimental variables: hemp yarn type, fibre volume fraction, thermoplastic matrix type, process temperature, conditioning humidity, and loading direction relative to the fibre direction.
Altogether, the results show that aligned hemp yarn composites demonstrate the good potential of plant fibres as reinforcement in composites for structural components. The tensile performance of the hemp yarn composites is excellent. As an example, a fibre volume fraction of 0.48 results in a stiffness of 28GPa and an ultimate stress of 280MPa.
It is demonstrated that the influence of experimental variables is well understood and can be quantitatively described.
| Language: | English |
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| Year: | 2007 |
| Pages: | 2204-2215 |
| ISSN: | 18785840 and 1359835x |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.compositesa.2007.06.002 |
| ORCIDs: | Madsen, Bo |
