From fibre extraction to the composite manufacturing processes: which path to adopt to maximise the mechanical properties of natural fibre based composites

Pierre Ouagne (1) , Philippe Evon (2) , Vincent Placet (3) , Damien Soulat (4)

1 LGP - Laboratoire Génie de Production
2 CAI - Chimie Agro-Industrielle
3 FEMTO-ST - Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique, Thermique et Optique - Sciences et Technologies (UMR 6174)
4 GEMTEX - Génie et Matériaux Textiles

This work proposes to analyse the different aspects that should be taken into account from the fibre extraction from plants to the forming process to achieve correct part forming. The study will focus in a first extent on the impact of the textile operations leading to the yarn manufacturing. The properties of the flax fabric will then be associated to its behaviour during experimental forming and related to the possible appearance of defects such as tow buckling and solutions to prevent its appearance is widely discussed

Mots clés: Fibre extraction; Composite; Manufacturing processes; Mechanical properties

Domaines: Mécanique des matériaux [physics.class-ph]

Pierre Ouagne, Philippe Evon, Vincent Placet, Damien Soulat. From fibre extraction to the composite manufacturing processes: which path to adopt to maximise the mechanical properties of natural fibre based composites. The 8th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Advanced Materials ICSAAM 2018, Aug 2018, Tarbes, France. pp.020004-1-020004-10. ⟨hal-03355944⟩