Fatigue behaviour of flax fibre composites: Influence of manufacturing-induced microstructural parameters

Ali Moghimi-ardekani, Jianqun Hao, Alexandros Prapavesis, Jan Ivens, Aart Willem van Vuure, Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Department of Mechanics of Materials and Constructions, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Journal of Composite Materials

Published online on January 16, 2026

Abstract

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This study investigates the effects of manufacturing-induced variations, specifically fibre orientation, fibre volume fraction, and void content, on the tensile and fatigue behaviour of natural fibre composites (NFCs). Fibre misalignment was quantified ...