Agave lechuguilla Torrey fiber as reinforcement of polyester resin

This study was aimed to evaluate the application of lechuguilla fiber (Agave lechuguilla Torrey), with no treatment, as reinforcement of polyester resin. Mechanical assays and pull‐out tests were performed on specimens of one fiber and strands of 10 fibers and on lechuguilla fiber/polyester composit...

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Published in:Polymer composites 2011-10, Vol.32 (10), p.1601-1606
Main Authors: Velásquez-Martínez, Aníbal, Díaz-Díaz, Alberto, Hernández-Escobar, Claudia Alejandra, Zaragoza-Contreras, Erasto Armando
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Language:English
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Summary:This study was aimed to evaluate the application of lechuguilla fiber (Agave lechuguilla Torrey), with no treatment, as reinforcement of polyester resin. Mechanical assays and pull‐out tests were performed on specimens of one fiber and strands of 10 fibers and on lechuguilla fiber/polyester composites and polyester matrix alone. The results indicated that there was no important improvement in composite rigidity, as the Young's modulus in both the fiber and the polyester resin were similar; however, an important improvement in composite resistance, in respect to the matrix alone, attributed to a good interfacial adherence fiber‐matrix, was observed. POLYM. COMPOS., 2011. © 2011 Society of Plastics Engineers
ISSN:0272-8397
1548-0569
DOI:10.1002/pc.21202