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ISSN 2594-5327

70º Congresso Anual da ABM vol. 70, num.70 (2015)


Título

TENSILE STRENGTH TESTS IN POLYESTER COMPOSITES WITH HIGH INCORPORATION OF MALVA FIBERS

DOI

10.5151/1516-392X-26294

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Resumo

The modern composite materials, especially those reinforced with synthetic fibers such as glass and carbon, have been used since last century to attend the demands required by most technological fields, from home appliances to aerospace. Natural fibers composites with biodegradable polymer matrices are considered environmentally friendly materials and currently accepted as possible substitutes for synthetic composites. These green composites can be safely discarded or composted at the end of their life without harm to the environment. Another alternative for synthetic composites is to apply natural lignocellulosic fibers as reinforcement of conventional polymer matrices and already used in the automobile industry. In addition to the environmental and societal advantages of the green composites, the lignocellulosic fiber reinforced conventional polymer composite also has economical and technical advantages. In the case of a fiber collected as a waste, the price of the composite can be considerably lower than “fiberglass”. Furthermore, with high strength lignocellulosic fibers such as sisal, ramie and malva the specific strength of a composite may approach that of “fiberglass”. Therefore the objective of the present work is to investigate the mechanical behavior of polymer matrix composites reinforced with high volumes of natural malva fibers subjected to tensile stresses.

 

Palavras-chave

Malva fibers, Polyester matrix, Tensile strength tests

Malva fibers, Polyester matrix, Tensile strength tests

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Ribeiro, Carolina Gomes Dias; Moraes, Ygor Macabu de; Margem, Jean Igor; Margem, Frederico Muylaert; Monteiro, Sergio Neves; Simonassi, Noan Tonini. TENSILE STRENGTH TESTS IN POLYESTER COMPOSITES WITH HIGH INCORPORATION OF MALVA FIBERS , p. 421-425. In: 70º Congresso Anual da ABM, Rio de Janeiro, 2015.
ISSN: 2594-5327 , DOI 10.5151/1516-392X-26294