Also: linen fibre, flax fibre
Flax is the plant that gives us linen. Its stiff, light fibres are among the best natural reinforcements for composites, used in car parts, sports gear and even boat hulls.
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Coir fibre reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened with flax fibre-reinforced polymer.
Built / tested: concrete beams
As reported in: Yan, Su, Chouw (2015). Microstructure, flexural properties and durability of coir fibre reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened with flax FRP composites. Composites Part B: Engineering. doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.06.011
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A review of flax fibre and its composites.
As reported in: Yan, Chouw, Jayaraman (2014). Flax fibre and its composites – A review. Composites Part B: Engineering. doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.08.014
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Tensile and interfacial properties of unidirectional flax/glass fibre hybrid composites.
Built / tested: hybrid composites
As reported in: Zhang, Li, Ma et al. (2013). Tensile and interfacial properties of unidirectional flax/glass fiber reinforced hybrid composites. Composites Science and Technology. doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.08.037
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Studied how matrix and fibre modification, fibre content, water uptake and recycling affect short flax fibre/polypropylene composites.
Built / tested: composites
As reported in: Arbelaiz, Fernández, Ramos et al. (2005). Mechanical properties of short flax fibre bundle/polypropylene composites: Influence of matrix/fibre modification, fibre content, water uptake and recycling. Composites Science and Technology. doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.01.008
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