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- Title
Influence of textile treatment on mechanical and sorption properties of flax/epoxy composites.
- Authors
Cherif, Zine Eddine; Poilâne, Christophe; Falher, Thierry; Vivet, Alexandre; Ouail, Nabil; Doudou, Bessem Ben; Chen, Jun
- Abstract
The aim of the present work is to study the effect of conventional textile treatments of woven flax on the mechanical properties and the water sorption of flax/epoxy composites. The flax fabrics are standard 2/2 twills. Various treatments are carried out on fabric such as mercerization, bleaching, and leaching for long fibers or on yarn such as leaching for short fibers. A model, based on a modified rule of mixture applied to composite reinforced with woven fabric, is developed to include the effect of fiber and porosity volume fractions on composite stiffness and strength. Most treatments improve tensile stiffness and strength of flax/epoxy composite and reduce composite water sorption. We prove by X-ray fluorescence analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, and tensile tests of dry fabric that it is due to an improvement in the interfacial bonding between fibers and matrix. The best performances are achieved with bleaching and mercerization treatment. The weakest performances are obtained with the composites made with leached yarns. POLYM. COMPOS., 34:1761-1773, 2013. © 2013 Society of Plastics Engineers
- Subjects
TEXTILE treatments industry; SORPTION techniques; X-ray spectroscopy; LEACHING; BLEACHING (Chemistry); EPOXY compounds
- Publication
Polymer Composites, 2013, Vol 34, Issue 10, p1761
- ISSN
0272-8397
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/pc.22580