Influence of fibre length and concentration on the properties of glass fibre-reinforced polypropylene: 1. Tensile and flexural modulus

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 477-484

  Thomason, J L ^a,b   Vlug, M A ^a  

^a SHELL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^b OWENS CORNING   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibre concentration; Fibre length; Glass fibres; Mechanical properties; Polypropylene; Thermoplastic composite

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; DEPOSITION; GLASS FIBERS; IMPREGNATION; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYPROPYLENES; STIFFNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS;

FIBER CONCENTRATION; FIBER LENGTH; FLEXURAL MODULUS; TENSILE MODULUS; WET DEPOSITION METHOD;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0029724257     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1359-835X(95)00065-A     Document Type: Article

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