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Natural fibre reinforced sheet moulding compound

2001; Elsevier BV; Volume: 32; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s1359-835x(01)00085-9

1878-5840

B van Voorn, H. H. G. Smit, R.J Sinke, B de Klerk,

Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials

This paper describes a newly developed system, which enables utilisation of short flax fibres for SMC (Sheet Moulding Compound) production. It is shown that by using an evenly distributed layer of short dried flax fibres, after controlled impregnation and maturation, a homogeneous flow of the prepreg in the mould is obtained, and accordingly a flax fibre reinforced SMC can be produced. Mechanical data indicates that for applications designed with respect to stiffness, flax fibre reinforced SMC materials compete with glass fibre SMC, especially when the fibre length exceeds 25 mm.