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Comparison Between Epoxy Matrix Composites Reinforced with Ramie Fabric Under Pressure and Vacuum

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For decades, natural fibers have been studied as an economical and environmentally viable alternative to use instead of some types of synthetic fibers, for example fiberglass. To find the best way to make composites , the investigations shall be under various configurations, which is extremely important to understand the potentialities and facilities. To aim the comparison of impact performance of epoxy matrix composites reinforced with ramie fabric, the composites were produced by two different methodologies: under pressure and vacuum. The results show that the composites produced under pressure have greater resistance to both the Charpy and Izod Impact than under vacuum conditions.

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The authors thank to the Brazilian agencies: CNPq, CAPES, FAPERJ.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Advanced Materials Laboratory, LAMAV, State University of the Northern Rio de Janeiro, UENF, Av. Alberto Lamego, 2000, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, 28013-602, Brasil

    Caroline G. de Oliveira, Janine F. de Deus, Felipe P. D. Lopes & Lucas A. Pontes

  2. Faculdade Redentor Rodovia, BR 356. n° 25, Itaperuna, RJ-28, 300-000, Brasil

    Frederico M. Margem

  3. InstitutoMilitar de Engenharia, IME, Praça Gen. Tibúrcio, n° 80 Urca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22290-270, Brasil

    Sérgio N. Monteiro

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Correspondence to Caroline G. de Oliveira .

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  1. Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, USA

    Bowen Li

  2. CanmetMATERIALS, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    Jian Li

  3. Al-Isra University, Amman, Jordan

    Shadia Ikhmayies

  4. ArcelorMittal Global R&D, East Chicago, Indiana, USA

    Mingming Zhang

  5. Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

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  6. Mail Stop G770, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA

    John S. Carpenter

  7. Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, USA

    Jiann-Yang Hwang

  8. Military Institute of Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Sergio Neves Monteiro

  9. Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy

    Donato Firrao

  10. UNSW Canberra, Campbell, ACT, Australia

    Andrew Brown

  11. Chongqing University, Chongqing, China

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  12. Central South University, Changsha, China

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  13. UNSW Canberra, Campbell, Aust Capital Terr, Australia

    Juan P. Escobedo-Diaz

  14. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Ramasis Goswami

  15. Korea Railroad Research Institute, Uiwang, Korea (Republic of)

    Jeongguk Kim

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de Oliveira, C.G., de Deus, J.F., Lopes, F.P.D., Pontes, L.A., Margem, F.M., Monteiro, S.N. (2018). Comparison Between Epoxy Matrix Composites Reinforced with Ramie Fabric Under Pressure and Vacuum. In: Li, B., et al. Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2018 . TMS 2018. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72484-3_20

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