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Mechanical Properties of Polymers and Composites
14 Dec 1993-
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss various mechanical properties of fiber-filled composites, such as elastic moduli, creep and stress relaxation, and other mechanical properties such as stress-strain behavior and strength.
Abstract: Mechanical Tests and Polymer Transitions * Elastic Moduli * Creep and Stress Relaxation * Dynamical Mechanical Properties * Stress-Strain Behaviour and Strength * Other mechanical Properties * Particulate-Filled Polymers * Fiber- Filled Composites and Other Composites.
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TL;DR: In this article, the effect of compatibilizing agents on mechanical properties and morphology of a lignocellulosic material-thermoplastic polymer composite was examined using rice-husk flour as the reinforcing filler and polypropylene as the thermoplastic matrix polymer.
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TL;DR: In this article, the mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polypropylene (PP) matrix composites have been studied by many researchers and few of them are discussed in this article.
Abstract: There has been a growing interest in utilizing fibers as reinforcement to produce composite materials. Scientists prefer thermoplastic polymeric matrices than thermosets due to the low production cycle, lower cost of processing and high reparability of thermoplastics. Fiber-reinforced thermoplastic matrix composites have gained commercial success in the semistructural and structural applications. Various fibers are widely used as reinforcement in thermoplastic polypropylene (PP) matrix to prepare composites. Mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced PP composites (FRPCs) are studied by many researchers and few of them are discussed in this article. Various fiber treatments, which are carried out to improve the fiber–matrix adhesion to get improved mechanical properties, are also discussed in this article. This article also focuses on coupling agents and fiber loading which affect the mechanical properties of FRPCs significantly.
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TL;DR: In this article, the influence of CaCO 3 nanoparticles on the crystallization of polypropylene (PP) was studied by wide angle X-ray diffraction and polarized optical microscopy.
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TL;DR: In this article, nanocomposite films were prepared from micro-fibrillated cellulose (MFC) for application as loudspeaker membranes, which are of high Young's modulus and low density.
Abstract: Films of high Young's modulus and low density are of interest for application as loudspeaker membranes. In the present study nanocomposite films were prepared from microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) ...
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TL;DR: In this article, several theoretical and semi-empirational calculations for mechanical properties and gas permeability are applied and possible interpretations are provided for occasionally observed deviations between the experimental and the theoretical values.
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