The matrix phase microstructure of a glass poly(ethylene terephthalate) injection-molding compound

✍ Scribed by Chang Lhymn; J. M. Schultz

• Publisher: Society for Plastic Engineers
• Year: 1985
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 804 KB
• Volume: 6
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0272-8397
• DOI: 10.1002/pc.750060205

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Microscopic observations of thermoplastic poly(ethylene terephthalate) reinforced with short E‐glass fibers revealed a unique matrix microstructure influenced by the orientation of densely packed glass fibers. The observed platelets tend to surround a fiber in a cylindrical sheath pattern. This observation of the crystalline platelet morphology is possible by the combination of ion‐etching and the shadowing effect of protruding fibers.