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Abstract
Natural fiber-reinforced polylactic acid (PLA) composites possess renewability, good mechanical properties, and biodegradability. To enhance the mechanical properties of natural fiber-reinforced composites, the flax/PLA braided yarns were woven into three-dimensional orthogonal fabrics with an integrated structure. After the fabrics was hot-pressed, three-dimensional flax/PLA composites with the flax/PLA mass ratios of 50/50 and 25/75 were formed. The results showed that the 50/50 ratio exhibited the higher tensile strength (70.20 MPa) and flexural strength (172.99 MPa), respectively. Thermal analysis indicated its enhanced thermal stability, with the main degradation regions at 354.3°C and 394.7°C. In addition, FTIR spectroscopy showed that the flax/PLA composites exhibited a glass transition temperature of 83.88°C and a melting temperature of 172.89°C. Compared to recent studies, the newly developed three-dimensional orthogonal flax/PLA composites demonstrated superior performance, indicating their potential applications in the field of biodegradable composites, particularly in high-load-bearing applications.
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Industrial Crops and Products is an International Journal publishing academic and industrial research on industrial (defined as non-food/non-feed) crops and products. Papers concern both crop-oriented and bio-based materials from crops-oriented research, and should be of interest to an international audience, hypothesis driven, and where comparisons are made statistics performed.