Assessment of the properties of bamboo fibre and bamboo fibre composites

In this study the microstructure of the fibre is liked with the mechanical behaviour of the fibre. The tensile properties for single bamboo (G. angustifolia) fibres were set at different span lengths after machine compliance correction, showing that the specific E-Modulus and the specific strength can compete with glass fibre. Strength values of around 800 MPa were obtained by using a novel green mechanical extraction process. Untreated unidirectional bamboo/epoxy composites show good flexural strength. For UD bamboo fibre thermoplastic PP composites, flexural tests with two fibre orientations were performed. The material performance was reasonable, but further work is necessary to improve the performance of the material.status: publishe