TY - JOUR
T1 - The mechanical properties of unidirectional all-polypropylene composites
AU - Alcock, B.
AU - Cabrera, N.O.
AU - Barkoula, N.M.
AU - Loos, J.
AU - Peijs, A.A.J.M.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The creation of highly oriented, co-extruded polypropylene (PP) tapes allows the production of recyclable ‘all-polypropylene’ composites, with a large temperature processing window (>30 °C) and a high volume fraction of highly oriented PP (>90%). These composites show little deviation of mechanical properties with compaction temperature. This paper introduces all-polypropylene composites and reports the tensile and compressive properties of unidirectional composites. These composites show good retention of tape properties despite the relatively high temperatures used in composite manufacture.
AB - The creation of highly oriented, co-extruded polypropylene (PP) tapes allows the production of recyclable ‘all-polypropylene’ composites, with a large temperature processing window (>30 °C) and a high volume fraction of highly oriented PP (>90%). These composites show little deviation of mechanical properties with compaction temperature. This paper introduces all-polypropylene composites and reports the tensile and compressive properties of unidirectional composites. These composites show good retention of tape properties despite the relatively high temperatures used in composite manufacture.
U2 - 10.1016/j.compositesa.2005.07.002
DO - 10.1016/j.compositesa.2005.07.002
M3 - Article
SN - 1359-835X
VL - 37
SP - 716
EP - 726
JO - Composites. Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
JF - Composites. Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
IS - 5
ER -