Manufacturing and Mechanical Property Evaluations of PLA/Carbon Fiber/Glass Fiber Composites

Jia Horng Lin; Chien Lin Huang; Chih Kuang Chen; Jo Mei Liao; Ching Wen Lou

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.749.261

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Manufacturing and Mechanical Property Evaluations of PLA/Carbon Fiber/Glass Fiber Composites

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This study uses carbon fiber (CF) and glass fiber (GF) as reinforcement for polylactic acid (PLA) fiber, and their mixtures are melt-blended into PLA/CF/GF composites. Mechanical properties of the composites are evaluated by applying a tensile test, a flexural test, and an impact test, and the dispersion of fibers is observed by using a scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The test results show that the increasing content of CF results in a greater strength in the composites while the increasing content of GF provides the composites with greater modulus. The combination of both CF and GF contributes to a certain level of mechanical strength and also decreases the production costs for the composites.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 749)

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Jia Horng Lin, Chien Lin Huang, Chih Kuang Chen, Jo Mei Liao, Ching Wen Lou*

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Carbon Fiber, Composite, Glass Fiber, Mechanical Properties, Polylactic Acid (PLA)

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