Natural Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites

Abstract

The engineering community has been seeking to reduce the weight of moving vehicles, space, sports and medical devices for several decades in order to improve both comfort and economy of operation and maintenance. This chapter discusses the properties of natural fibres most commonly used in polymer composites for weight-sensitive applications. The effects of different matrices and their characteristics upon failure modes that should be considered during the design stage are discussed.

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