Honors College Thesis
 

Flax as a Structural Reinforcement for Polymers

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  • Flax fibers are frequently used as a sustainable and recyclable reinforcement for composite materials in aesthetic applications (ex. car interiors). Flax fibers are biodegradable and can be sustainably harvested. Furthermore, the question of how to dispose of flax reinforced materials after the end of their lifetime can be solved in a more environmentally friendly way. However, flax fibers as reinforcements for composites in structural applications is far less frequent. This study aims to investigate and summarize a few unique challenges associated with flax fibers and provides an experimental study that compares flax performance to those of carbon fiber, fiberglass, and basalt as reinforcements in epoxy resins composites. Although work in the literature review suggested flax would perform similarly to fiberglass, flax underperformed in comparison to the other materials tested. Reasons for this underperformance include sub-optimal layup and probably low fiber volume fraction due to the wet layup fabrication method, a challenge for a non-expert operator. Professionally resin-infused samples are planned for the continuation of this research.
  • Key Words: Fiber Reinforced Polymers, Flax, Composite, Sustainability
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