Macroscopic Analysis of Interfacial properties of Flax/PLLA biocomposites
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This study presents results from a study of the mechanical behaviour of flax reinforced Poly(L-Lactic Acid) (PLLA) under in-plane shear and mode I interlaminar fracture testing. Slow cooling of the unreinforced polymer has been shown to develop crystalline structure, causing improvement in matrix strength and modulus but a drop in toughness. The in-plane shear properties of the composite also drop for the slowest cooling rate, the best combination of in-plane shear performance and delamination resistance is noted for an intermediate cooling rate, (15.5°C/min). The values of G obtained at this cooling rate are higher than those for equivalent glass/polyester composites. These macro-scale results have been correlated with microdroplet interface debonding and matrix characterization measurements from a previous study. The composite performance is dominated by the matrix rather than the interface.
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