@inbook{af05ce5217024e6c833df40ac6efd9f3,
title = "Natural Fiber Composite Fabrication for the Automotive Industry",
abstract = "Selecting the proper composite fabrication technique in the automotive industry is key to fulfilling the performance criteria and economic feasibility of the manufactured parts. While there are several standard techniques that are commonly used with carbon and glass fibers, only few of those techniques are suitable for use with natural fiber reinforcements. This chapter will discuss the different natural fiber composite (NFC) manufacturing techniques used in the literature as well as those techniques used by leading automotive parts manufacturers. Compression molding, resin transfer molding, and vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding techniques are described with details on processing parameters and procedures. Hand layup technique as well as extrusion and injection molding is also discussed. Comparison between processing parameters of NFC with thermoplastic and thermoset matrices is summarized in addition to comparison of the mechanical properties of NFC manufactured using selected techniques.",
keywords = "Compression molding, Hand layup, Injection molding, Natural fiber composite, RTM, VRTM",
author = "Elseify, {Lobna A.} and Mohamad Midani and Ayman El-Badawy and Mohammad Jawaid",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-83025-0_3",
language = "English",
series = "SpringerBriefs in Materials",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "23--52",
booktitle = "SpringerBriefs in Materials",
}