Binder-Free Green Composite Using Bamboo Fibres Extracted with a Machining Centre: Influence of Moisture Absorption on Mechanical Properties

Abstract:

Bamboo grows faster than other renewable natural materials. Bamboo fibre, in particular, has attracted attention as an environmentally superior material. Therefore, we proposed a sustainable manufacturing system using bamboo. An extraction method of bamboo fibres end-milled using a machining centre with in-situ measurement was also proposed. Bamboo fibres with high precision shapes are efficiently acquired. Previously, we proposed the fabrication of binder-free composite by a hot press forming method that only uses bamboo fibres extracted by a machining centre. We experimentally demonstrated various hot press forming conditions and achieved proper ones to optimize the forming process. However, when the environment changes, the characteristics of the binder-free composite are not known. If we want to use the binder-free composite, we have to know how much it is affected by the external environment for use as a mechanical object. Therefore, we investigated the changes of the characteristics at high temperature and high humidity.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 516)
• Pages: 215-221
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.516.215
• Online since: June 2012
• Authors: Yota Takagi, Keiji Ogawa, Toshiki Hirogaki, Eiichhi Aoyama
• Keywords: Bamboo Fibre, Binder-Free Composite, Hot Press Forming, Machining Center, Manufacturing System, Sustainable

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