17 June 2021

NMA Lunchtime Seminars: Focus on Natural Materials in Composites

View this on-demand webinar which took place on Thursday 17 June 2021

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This webinar explored how natural materials provide a promising, greener option for composite reinforcements; whilst delving into how we can overcome the challenges involved in designing and manufacturing composites using natural fibres.

You will hear from:

Tasmin Boam, Development Engineer, Composites Evolution
Flax: a greener option for composite reinforcement
Hom Dhakal, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Portsmouth
Sustainable lightweight natural fibre composites: driving us closer to greener transport
Callum Hill, Director, JCH Industrial Ecology Ltd
Why natural fibres reinforced composites are brittle.
John Summerscales, Professor of Composites Engineering, University of Plymouth
The prediction of the moduli and strengths of natural fibre polymer matrix composites.