Advanced Composites Letters · 1996 · 10 citations · 2 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceMaterials ProcessingMechanical Behavior Of MaterialsPolymer MaterialsComposite MaterialsComposite ProcessingPolymer CompositesPolymer CompoundingPolymer CrystallinityPolymer-matrix CompositesComposite Material ProcessingCrystallinityCrystallinity AnalysisCrystallinity ChangesFiber-reinforced MaterialsMechanical Property ImprovementProcessingProcessing Conditions
This is a preliminary investigation of the effect of compounding on the mechanical properties of chopped PE fibre-reinforced PE composites, aiming in general at determining the processing conditions which avoid fibre relaxation. It is found that compounding in a Brabender results in fibre melting and recrystallization, whereby its extended chain crystallinity is lost. The property improvement relative to the original LLDPE matrix is attributed to a partial formation of HDPE crystallinity.
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