Colloquium: David Beaumann (ASM)
25 September 2024 09:30 - Location: Lecture Hall G, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Kluyverweg 1, Delft | Add to my calendar
Material Characterisation of Mechanically Extracted Continuous Bamboo Fibre Reinforced Polymers
Bamboo fibres, through their high CO2 capture, can drastically reduce the environmental impact of composites. The new fully mechanical fibre extraction method developed by Bambooder allows use of net positive bamboo fibres at industrial scale. Composite laminates were produced and tested with these fibres, which exhibited high performance. A tensile and flexural Modulus of 54.2 GPa and 44.6 GPa respectively, and a tensile and flexural Strength of 509.6 MPa and 484.7 MPa respectively. Further research revealed the high matrix compatibility of PA11, that initial thermal degradation during processing does not degrade composite properties, and that additional fibre processing led to increased properties thanks to improvements in fibre orientation, quality and dispersion within the matrix.
Supervisor: Kunal Masania