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A. Casaroli et alii, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 77 (2026) 89-106; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.77.07

the previous polymer matrix, are present on the fibres. The recycled fibres show no visible deterioration. The average fibre diameter, verified by SEM analysis, is approximately between 7.0-7.5 µm.

Figure 3: SEM analysis with secondary electrons of two non-impregnated recycled carbon non-woven fabric mats, with weight per unit area of (left) 200 g/m² and (right) 1000 g/m² (magnifications: 150x, 2000x and 4000x). SEM analysis of recycled fibre powder SEM analysis is aimed to characterize the shape and cleaning level of the fibre powder considered as a by-product of the innovative recycling process [20]. The powder sample has a declared nominal length of 10 µm. Fig. 4 shows secondary and backscattered electron analysis at 500x, 1000x, and 5000x magnifications. Secondary electron analysis shows that the fibre length has values between 20 µm and 80 µm, exceeding the declared 10 µm. Furthermore, the presence of residues on the

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