Characterization of polypropylene composites reinforced with flax fibers treated by mechanical and alkali methods

Flax is a type of natural fiber widely used as reinforcing materials for polymer composites. The commercially available flax fibers in Canada consist of a significant amount of shive and other impurities, which could act as stress concentration regions to negatively affect the mechanical property of...

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Main Authors: Hu Wei, Ton-That Minh-Tan, Denault Johanne, Belanger Christian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2011-06-01
Series:Science and Engineering of Composite Materials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/secm.2011.011