About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2022 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Characterization of Minerals, Metals and Materials 2022
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Presentation Title |
L-36: Promising Izod Impact Resistance of Novel Epoxy Composites Reinforced with Caranan Fiber |
Author(s) |
Andressa Teixeira Souza, Lúcio Fabio Cassiano Nascimento, Sérgio Neves Monteiro, Wendell Bezerra, Sheron Tavares |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Sheron Tavares |
Abstract Scope |
As the worldwide demand for sustainable materials grows, composites reinforced with natural fibers (NLFs) are gaining attention. Thus, unknown NLFs such as caranan fiber (Mauritiella armata) that can be found in tropical forests in South America have played promising properties for engineering applications. In this work, izod impact resistance were performed on continuous and aligned caranan fibers that reinforced an epoxy resin matrix in percentages of 10, 20 and 30vol%. The results show that when compared to the average values obtained for the pure resin, the effect of incorporating 30% by volume of caranan fibers as reinforcement in composites was evident, producing an increase of 637.30%. This basic test can prove the efficiency and potential of caranan fiber as reinforcement in polymer composites and as a solution to the demand for new sustainable materials. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
Keywords |
Polymers, Mechanical Properties, Characterization |