Durability Against Fatigue and Moisture of Natural Fibre Composite

Durability Against Fatigue and Moisture of Natural Fibre Composite

Bidita Salahuddin, Zhao Sha, Shazed Aziz, Shaikh N. Faisal, Mohammad S. Islam

The development of high-performing engineering materials fabricated using constituents of natural origins is gradually increasing around the globe. In the last few decades, there have been notable research achievements in green materials science through the development of natural fibre reinforced composites (NFCs). The advantages of these materials over synthetic fibre composites support extensive range of potential applications, with added benefits of low environmental impact and inexpensive throughput. Significant effort has gone into improving their performance to extend the capabilities and applications of this materials. Although there is a range of performance limitations which can be seen from NFCs, durability against fatigue and moisture of these materials are amongst the major concerns. This chapter aims to provide an overview of the effects of fatigue and moisture on NFCs by discussing factors, testing technology and protection techniques, and their effect on the durability and performance of the composites.

Keywords
Natural Fibre Polymer Composites (NFCs), Durability, Fatigue, Moisture, Hygroscopicity, Degradation

Published online 4/10/2022, 26 pages

Citation: Bidita Salahuddin, Zhao Sha, Shazed Aziz, Shaikh N. Faisal, Mohammad S. Islam, Durability Against Fatigue and Moisture of Natural Fibre Composite, Materials Research Foundations, Vol. 122, pp 128-153, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644901854-6

Part of the book on Sustainable Natural Fiber Composites

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