Press forming of short natural fiber-reinforced biodegradable resin: Effects of fiber volume and length on flexural properties 

 -  Polymer Testing, 24, p.1005-1011, 2005 .
<br/><br/> The effects of the volume fraction and length of natural fibers on flexural properties of biodegradable composites were investigated. Kenaf and bagasse were mixed with corn-starch biodegradable resin, and composite flexural specimens were fabricated by press forming. Cox's model that incorporates the effect of fiber compression in the cross section was applied to calculate the flexural modulus. Bagasse was found to be more compressible than kenaf due to the difference structure in the cross section. For up to 60 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>NATURAL FIBERS<br/>COMPOSITES<br/>REINFORCEMENT<br/>BIODEGRADABLE