Some mechanical properties of DuraPulp, a bio-based, bio-degradable composite made from polylactic acid (PLA) and pulp fibers, were determined. Focus was put on the conditions during productions whereby three different press times were studied. Additionally, two different material compositions (PLA to fiber ratios) were used. Uniaxial tensile tests with two different load rates, one and 50 mm/min, were performed. An increase in maximum strength and E-modulus of DuraPulp was observed by increasing the press time, while PLA content decreased the maximum strength and E modulus.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-57314 |
| Date | January 2016 |
| Creators | Hosseini Moghadam, Seyed Mazdak, Alshihabi, Mohamed |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för byggteknik (BY), Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för byggteknik (BY) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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