Process and Mechanical Properties of Basalt Fiber/Polylactic Acid Composites
In this paper, the basalt fiber/polylactic acid composites were prepared by laying-up hot-pressing process, using PLA sheet as the matrix material and basalt fiber fabrics as the reinforced material, besides, the mechanical properties were studied and the parameters of hot-pressing were optimized. PLA mass fraction, heat pressing temperature, heat pressing pressure and heat pressing time were selected as the four main influence factors and tensile strength and bending strength were taken as the test indexes, the best processing conditions: PLA mass fraction 63%, Heat pressing temperature 195 °C, Heat pressing pressure 7MPa, Heat pressing time 10min were optimized through orthogonal experiment and range analysis. The significance of the study was providing theoretical guidance for the further development of high-performance basalt fiber composites.