Testing Tensile Strength

Today (5/31/12) the group began testing the tensile strength of the PLA/flax composites. In order to test them the composites had to be shaped in a certain fashion. Upon cutting the composites to the desired shape some of them broke and became untestable. Two sheets were tested in total. More testing will be completed next week. Pictures and data will follow.

On a different matter, the group has still not gained access to an SEM to evaluate the composites.