Research Article
Effect of Fiber Waviness on Tensile Strength of a Flax-Sliver-Reinforced Composite Material
Table 1
Properties of the fibers and matrix [
12,
13].
| | Material | Density (Mg/m3) | Fiber width (m) | Tensile strength (MPa) | Fracture strain (%) | Young’s modulus (GPa) |
| | Randy PL-1000 | 1.20 | — | 32.5 | — | 3.8 | | Flax fiber | 1.50 | 10–30 | 600–1100 | 1.5–2.4 | 40–100 |
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