Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, Vol.31, No.17, 1859-1871, 2017
Mechanical properties of adhesive bonds reinforced with biological fabric
The paper deals with the utilization of a biological reinforcement in an area of an adhesive layer. An advantage of the biological reinforcement application is a simplification of following recyclation of adhesive bonds comparing to those with carbon and glass fibre based reinforcements. Biocomposites combining the biological reinforcement with an inorganic adhesive can be used in the area of connecting materials by means of the adhesive bonding technology. This study was focused on the analysis of an adhesive bond strength when the bonds were reinforced with biological fabric such as jute, flax and cotton. It evaluates the quality of the adhesive layer by means of SEM. The aim of this experiment was to describe an influence of the biological reinforcement in the form of fabric on the adhesive bond strength loaded with various loading speeds from 0.5 to 300 mm/min. The experimental part is devoted to the research on the influence of added fabrics of the natural origin on the shear strength of the adhesive bond which is prepared with the polymer adhesive. The experiment results proved a benefit of the reinforcing biological fabric in the layer of the adhesive. The reinforcement of the adhesive bond with the layer of the flax and the cotton showed in the positive way with the increase of the adhesive bond strength up of ca. 50%. The biological reinforcement was not fully wetted with the resin which did not considerably influence the adhesive bond strength.