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Thermal behavior of flax and jute reinforced in matrix acrylic composite

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Natural fabric such as flax and jute was considered in biaxial plain reinforcement in matrix of acrylic resin, and the composite is prepared in hand layup techniques. Fabric mass fraction of 7% was used in the matrix of composite. The samples were treated at r.t and 60 °C for the final fabrication. Scanning electron microscopy was carried out to support the microstructure effect of composite in terms of thermal change. Thermogravimetric and differential thermogravimetric analysis and residual compositional analysis with FTIR were carried out for the composite and matrix samples. The mechanical and viscoelastic properties, as well as the influence of frequency and fibers types, were evaluated, in flexural mode, by means of dynamical mechanical analysis. Glass transition (T g) and initial decomposition (T i) temperatures increase with incorporation of fibers into the matrix. While T i of flax and jute composite was similar, T g in case of flax improves than jute fabric-reinforced composite. This type of composites can be used in the automotive sector, in exterior and exterior components.

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Acknowledgements

First author would like to acknowledge VUTs, Liberc, for financial support for an internship to carry out thermal and dynamical analysis of composite samples at Catania University, Italy. Also all authors acknowledge Prof Blanco for support in thermal analysis.

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  1. Department of Functional Materials, Institute of Physics, Prague, Czech Republic

    Sneha Samal

  2. Technical University of Liberec, 46117, Liberec, Czech Republic

    Martin Stuchlík & Iva Petrikova

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First author planned, analyzed and wrote the whole manuscript and SEM images. Second author performed FTIR test. Last author supplied materials.

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Samal, S., Stuchlík, M. & Petrikova, I. Thermal behavior of flax and jute reinforced in matrix acrylic composite. J Therm Anal Calorim 131, 1035–1040 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-017-6662-0

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