TY - JOUR
T1 - The mechanical properties of woven tape all-polypropylene composites
AU - Alcock, B.
AU - Cabrera, N.O.
AU - Barkoula, N.M.
AU - Spoelstra, A.B.
AU - Loos, J.
AU - Peijs, A.A.J.M.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.01.003
DO - 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.01.003
M3 - Article
SN - 1359-835X
VL - 38
SP - 147
EP - 161
JO - Composites. Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
JF - Composites. Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
IS - 1
ER -