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Thermoset matrix composites exhibit severe problems related to their environmentally unfriendly disposal and, therefore, there is a growing need to recycle the fibres and potentially reuse them in new products. The most common technique involves the removal of the polymer matrix at high temperature. The aim of the present work is to assess the evolution of mechanical and nanomechanical properties of single basalt fibres as a function of thermal exposure from the microscale down to the nanoscale, with a view to highlighting the mechanisms responsible for the observed decrease in tensile stre...
