Mechanical Performance of a Recycled Carbon Fibre/PP Composite

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 767-777

  Giannadakis, K ^a   Szpieg, M ^a,b   Varna, J ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SWEREA SICOMP AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Polypropylene composite; Recycling; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBRES; CREEP COMPLIANCE; CREEP RUPTURES; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; ELASTIC REGION; HIGH STRAINS; LOW STRAIN RATES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; RECYCLED POLYPROPYLENE; STRESS DEPENDENCE; TIME DEPENDENT; VISCOELASTIC EFFECTS; VISCOELASTIC RESPONSE; VISCOPLASTIC;

CARBON FIBERS; CREEP; ELASTICITY; POLYPROPYLENES; RECYCLING; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; THERMOPLASTICS; UNLOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STRAIN RATE; VISCOELASTICITY;

STRAIN RATE; LOADING;

EID: 79955860844     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-010-9369-8     Document Type: Article

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