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Morphology, Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Poly(propylene) Fibre-Matrix Composites

โœ Scribed by Shadi Houshyar; Robert A. Shanks

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
379 KB
Volume
288
Category
Article
ISSN
1438-7492

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Abstract

Preparation and properties of poly(propylene)โ€poly(propylene) composites have been investigated. Poly(propylene) fibres of varying diameter have been incorporated in a random ethylene coโ€poly(propylene). The composites prepared from the same semiโ€crystalline polymer in the matrix and reinforcement have lead to inherently strong interfacial bonding between the two phases of the same polymer. The composites demonstrated enhanced stiffness, which increased with fibre diameter. The structure, thermal, static and mechanical properties of poly(propylene) long fibre reinforced random coโ€poly(propylene) composites have been studied with reference to the fibre diameter. The matrix and fibre components retained their separate melting temperatures. After melting, the two phases remained separate and showed their individual crystallization temperatures on cooling, and melting temperatures on a second heating. The melting temperature of the poly(propylene) fibres increased after formation of the composites. The compression molding of the composites at a temperature below the melting temperature of the fibres caused annealing of the fibre crystals. By incorporation of long poly(propylene) fibre into random coโ€poly(propylene), the glass transition, storage and static modulus have been found to be increasing and composite with the largest fibre diameter shows better properties. Transcrystallization of the matrix poly(propylene) was observed.

Optical microscopy of composites with fibre diameter 68 ฮผm.

magnified imageOptical microscopy of composites with fibre diameter 68 ฮผm.

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