X-ray micro-computed tomography investigation of fibre length degradation during the processing steps of short-fibre composites
Joffre, T., Miettinen, A., Berthold, F., & Gamstedt, E. K. (2014). X-ray micro-computed tomography investigation of fibre length degradation during the processing steps of short-fibre composites. Composites science and technology, 105(December), 127–133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2014.10.011
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The mechanical properties of composites in the fibre direction are mainly attributed to
the fibre slenderness, or aspect ratio. A trade-off between performance and processability
is usually required, and dependent on the intended application. If the fibre length could be
retained or not severely degraded during various processing steps towards the injection-moulded
component, a stiffer and stronger composite product could be obtained. The processing steps
for injection moulded wood-fibre composites here include: Pulping, commingling, extrusion,
pelletizing, and injection moulding. To tune the processing parameters systematically for
retained fibre length, it would be useful to investigate the degradation of the original fibre
length distribution throughout the processing chain. The fibre length degradation has been
monitored by X-ray micro-computed tomography through the processing steps in wood pulp-
fibre reinforced polylactide. A significant fibre-length degradation was found, in particular, the
extrusion step was found to result in a drastic fibre length reduction.
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