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Agave lechuguilla Torrey fiber as reinforcement of polyester resin
Author(s) -
VelásquezMartínez Aníbal,
DíazDíaz Alberto,
HernándezEscobar Claudia Alejandra,
ZaragozaContreras Erasto Armando
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
polymer composites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1548-0569
pISSN - 0272-8397
DOI - 10.1002/pc.21202
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , polyester , agave , composite number , fiber , reinforcement , gelcoat , modulus , polyester resin , matrix (chemical analysis) , synthetic resin , archaeology , history
This study was aimed to evaluate the application of lechuguilla fiber ( Agave lechuguilla Torrey), with no treatment, as reinforcement of polyester resin. Mechanical assays and pull‐out tests were performed on specimens of one fiber and strands of 10 fibers and on lechuguilla fiber/polyester composites and polyester matrix alone. The results indicated that there was no important improvement in composite rigidity, as the Young's modulus in both the fiber and the polyester resin were similar; however, an important improvement in composite resistance, in respect to the matrix alone, attributed to a good interfacial adherence fiber‐matrix, was observed. POLYM. COMPOS., 2011. © 2011 Society of Plastics Engineers