Durability of bamboo-glass fiber reinforced polymer matrix hybrid composites

Moe Moe Thwe; Kin Liao

doi:10.1016/S0266-3538(02)00225-7

Durability of bamboo-glass fiber reinforced polymer matrix hybrid composites

Moe Moe Thwe, Kin Liao

Aerospace Engineering

Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

The resistance of bamboo fiber reinforced polypropylene composite (BFRP) and bamboo-glass fiber reinforced polypropylene hybrid composite (BGRP) to hygrothermal aging and their fatigue behavior under cyclic tensile load were studied. Injection molded samples were exposed in water at 25 °C for up to 6 months and at 75 °C for up to 3 months. Tensile strength and elastic modulus of BFRP and BGRP samples have shown moderate reduction after aging at 25°C after 6 months, however, they were reduced considerably after aging at 75°C for 3 months. Moisture absorption and tensile strength degradation are suppressed by using maleic anhydride polypropylene (MAPP) as a coupling agent in both types of composite systems. BFRP and BGRP samples were also loaded cyclically at maximum cyclic load of 35, 50, 65, and 80% of their ultimate tensile stress. Results suggest that BGRP has better fatigue resistance than BFRP at all load levels tested.

Original language	British English
Pages (from-to)	375-387
Number of pages	13
Journal	Composites Science and Technology
Volume	63
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0266-3538(02)00225-7
State	Published - Feb 2003

Keywords

A. Aging
A. Natural fiber composites
B. Durability
Fatigue

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