| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2024 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Composite Materials: Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Materials and Application
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| Presentation Title |
Mechanical Characterization of Polymeric Composites Reinforced by Thin Fique Fabric |
| Author(s) |
Luis Ricardo Arrubla Agudelo, David Coverdale Rangel Velasco, Henry Alonso Colorado Lopera, Carlos Maurício Fontes Vieira, Felipe Perissé Duarte Lopes |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Felipe Perissé Duarte Lopes |
| Abstract Scope |
The global climate changes, increase the search for new green materials from renewable resources instead of synthetic ones from non-renewable resources; and to reduce the energy consumption during the fabrication process of advanced materials. The scope of this work is characterizing a new eco-friendly polymeric composite made by a green polyurethane resin (based on castor oil) and reinforced by a Colombian natural fique made by Fique fiber in thin fabric with selected thin fibers to reach the high mechanical strength as possible. Some mechanical testing was done to evaluate this new eco-friendly composite, such as: compression, impact (Charpy and Izod), flexural and tensile; and the fractography by SEM was performed. The results are very promising with good mechanical properties for engineering and civil construction applications; the fractography images shows that the low strength interface trend to decrease some mechanical properties and increase others. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Composites, Characterization, Polymers |