The mechanical properties of woven tape all-polypropylene composites

B. Alcock, N.O. Cabrera, N.M. Barkoula, A.B. Spoelstra, J. Loos, A.A.J.M. Peijs

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Abstract

The creation of highly oriented, co-extruded polypropylene (PP) tapes allows the production of recyclable "all-polypropylene" (all-PP) composites, with a large temperature processing window (>30 °C) and a high volume fraction of highly oriented PP molecules (>90%). This paper describes all-PP composites made from woven tape fabrics and reports the tensile and compressive properties of these, with reference to composite processing conditions and compares these mechanical properties to those of commercial alternatives.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)147-161
JournalComposites. Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
Volume38
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007

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