Natural fibre composites - Materials, processes and properties - Grand Format

The use of natural fibres as reinforcements in composites has grown in importance in recent years and Natural fibre composites provides a summary of the latest research in this area. Chapters in Part I introduce and explore the structure, properties, processing and applications of natural fibre reinforcements including those made from wood and cellulosic fibres. Part II describes and illustrates the processing of natural fibre composites.
Chapters discuss ethical practices in the processing of green composites, manufacturing methods and compression and injection moulding techniques for natural fibre composites, and thermoset matrix natural fibre-reinforced composites. Part Ill highlights and interprets the testing and properties of natural fibre composites including non-destructive and high-strain-rate testing. Chapters assess the performance of natural fibre composites following impact damage and under dynamic loading conditions ; the use of natural fibre composites in marine environments is also examined.