FN Archimer Export Format
PT J
TI Eighty years of composites reinforced by flax fibres: A historical review
BT 
AF Baley, Christophe
   Bourmaud, Alain
   Davies, Peter
AS 1:1;2:1;3:2;
FF 1:;2:;3:PDG-REM-RDT-LCSM;
C1 Univ. Bretagne Sud, UMR CNRS 6027, IRDL, F-56100 Lorient, France
   IFREMER, Centre de Bretagne, Marine Structures Laboratory, BP70, 29280 Plouzané, France
C2 UBS, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
SI BREST
SE PDG-REM-RDT-LCSM
IN WOS Ifremer UPR
   copubli-france
   copubli-univ-france
IF 9.463
TC 42
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00682/79362/81923.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;A;Natural fibres;A;Biocomposites;C;Micro-mechanics;D;Mechanical properties
AB The last 80 years have seen significant changes in industrial technologies, with the development of composite materials being particularly striking. These were hardly present before the Second World War but were made possible by the availability of new polymers, fibre reinforcements and innovative manufacturing techniques. In parallel, the traditional flax farming practices for the textile industry have benefited from major improvements in seed selection, retting and fibre extraction methods. This aims of this paper are twofold; first to describe the early work to develop flax fibre reinforced composites and compare their mechanical properties with those of contemporary flax fibres. And second, to understand the impact of significant efforts made recently to improve flax fibre production. The simple substitution of synthetic fibres is no longer sufficient to justify their use; their environmental benefits must be demonstrated, through life cycle analyses to support sustainable societal choices, and these are also discussed. 
PY 2021
PD MAY
SO Composites Part A-applied Science And Manufacturing
SN 1359-835X
PU Elsevier BV
VL 144
UT 000635416300003
DI 10.1016/j.compositesa.2021.106333
ID 79362
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