Curaua fiber reinforced high-density polyethylene composites: effect of impact modifier and fiber loading [PDF]
Polímeros, 2020 Short fibers are used in thermoplastic composites to increase their tensile and flexural resistance; however, it often decreases impact resistance. Composites with short vegetal fibers are not an exception to this behavior. The purpose of this work is to
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Mechanical Properties Analysis of Polypropylene Biocomposites Reinforced with Curaua Fiber [PDF]
Materials Research, 2015 Over the last few years, great interest has been shown by researchers in presenting alternative proposals for the design and fabrication of materials with good mechanical properties and low cost for a variety of applications.
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C, 2023 The main objective of this research centered on investigating the effect of the addition of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the mechanical and thermal properties of curauá-fiber-reinforced composites.
Jorge S. S. Neto +5 more
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The Quasi-static and Dynamic Mechanical Behavior of Epoxy Matrix Composites Reinforced with Curaua Fibers [PDF]
Materials Research, 2018 The research of natural fiber composites is growing due to the fact that the green materials combine low weight with good mechanical properties.
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Effect of reinforcement nanoparticles addition on mechanical properties of SBS/curauá fiber composites [PDF]
Materials Research, 2013 Composites of styrene-butadiene-styrene triblock copolymer (SBS) matrix with curauá fiber and/or a nanoparticulate mineral (montmorillonite clay - MMT) used as reinforcing agents were prepared by melt-mixing.
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Multi-objective optimization of carbon/glass hybrid composites with newly developed resin (NDR) using gray relational analysis [PDF]
, 2020 Purpose: It is seen that little amount of work on optimization of mechanical properties taking into consideration the combined effect of design variables such as stacking angle, stacking sequence, different resins and thickness of composite laminates has
Bhalerao, Yogesh J. +1 more
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Investigation of the Potential Use of Curauá Fiber for Reinforcing Mortars
Fibers, 2020 Curauá is a bromeliad of Amazonian origin, present in some states in the northern region of Brazil and in other countries in South America. Its natural fibers have several technological advantages for application in composite materials.
Afonso R. G. de Azevedo +7 more
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Mechanical Behaviour of Reinforced Sand with Natural Curauá Fibers through Full Scale Direct Shear Tests [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2019 Inclusion of natural fibers (sisal, curauá, coco fiber and others) for soil improvement has been the study object in diverse geotechnical areas and it is a topic of growing interest, within the research area of new geotechnical materials.
Coelho de Carvalho Leila Maria +1 more
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Tinctorial behavior of curaua and banana fibers and dyeing wastewater treatment by porous alumina membranes [PDF]
, 2016 Physicochemical and dyeing properties using reactive dyes of curaua and banana fibers were studied by means of color strength (K/S), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR ...
Galvão, Felipe M. F. +6 more
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Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2019 Soil management is a practice that influences the development of fruit trees. In this sense, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different soil cover/mulching types on weed control and on the early development of pear trees Hosui ...
Edina Costa Delonzek +4 more
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