| Flax/elium |
Cyclic tension–tension fatigue, ASTM D3479 |
Liquid infusion technique |
The fatigue damage behaviour of the biocomposites can be determined with acoustic emission |
325
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| In unidirectional configurations, flax/elium biocomposites exhibited good cyclic loading performance |
| Hemp/epoxy |
Tension–tension fatigue |
Woven composite laminate [0°/90°] and [±45°] |
[±45°] layups exhibited better fatigue strength than [0°/90°] |
324
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| The details of fatigue mechanism and damage propagation were successfully examined with infrared camera and micro-CT |
| Kenaf fibre/GF/polyester |
Uniaxial tensile fatigue |
Woven composite laminate |
Hybridization of kenaf/glass fibres at optimal loading showed better fatigue strength than monolithic GF or kenaf-based composites |
326
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| Surface heat generation during fatigue tests indicates loss of stiffness in the composites |
| Kenaf/GF/polyester |
Tension-compression cyclic loading, ISO 13003 (2003) |
Sandwich composites, kenaf orientation: (1) non-woven random mat, (2) unidirectional twisted yarn, (3) plain-woven |
Kenaf fibre orientation strongly affects the fatigue strength of the hybrid biocomposites |
327
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| Biocomposites with unidirectional and woven kenaf fibres improved the fatigue degradation coefficient |
| Jute/viscose/PP |
Uniaxial tension–tension, ASTM D3479 M |
Long fibre thermoplastics composites |
Hybrid of jute and viscose biofibre (30 : 10) biocomposite shows three-times higher fatigue life than jute/PP biocomposite |
319
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| Addition of 2 wt% MAPP in the biocomposite further improves the fatigue life and fracture toughness |
| Flax/epoxy |
Tension–tension fatigue |
Resin transfer moulding |
Fibre architecture results in a significant effect on the fatigue behaviour of the biocomposites due to better fibre alignment and structure |
328
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| Flax/unsaturated polyester (UP), jute/UP, hemp/UP, GF/UP |
Tension–tension |
Composite laminates, vacuum infusion technique |
Plant fibre type, plant fibre quality, textile architecture and composite fibre content have low impact on fatigue strength coefficient |
308
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| Absolute fatigue performance of GF composites is far superior to plant fibre biocomposites |
