Comparison of the Instrumented Falling Weight Impact Response of Polypropylene Composites Reinforced by Continuous and Discontinuous Fiber Mats

2001 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 996-1012
Author(s):  
T. Czigány ◽  
J. Karger-Kocsis
Keyword(s):  
Impact Response ◽  
Fiber Mats ◽  
Polypropylene Composites ◽  
Discontinuous Fiber ◽  
Weight Impact ◽  
Falling Weight

scholarly journals Microstructure Related Fracture Behavior of a Discontinuous Polymer-Polymer Microlayer Composite

1993 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 096369359300200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Q. Yuan ◽  
J. Karger-Kocsis ◽  
K. Friedrich ◽  
M. Grosso
Keyword(s):  
Light Microscopy ◽  
High Density Polyethylene ◽  
Fracture Behavior ◽  
Impact Resistance ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Impact Response ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Impact Bending ◽  
Weight Impact ◽  
Falling Weight

The fracture behavior of a discontinuous microlayer polymer-polymer composite was studied at −40 °C on notched Charpy specimens and unnotched plates in instrumented impact bending and falling weight impact tests, respectively. The microstructure of the specimens, containing discontinuous layers of modified polyamide (PA; Selar®, Du Pont), more or less uniformly stacked and well overlapping, in a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) matrix, was assessed by light microscopy. Failure mode of the microlayered specimens was studied by fractography. It was concluded that the in-plane impact response of this discontinuous microlayer composite is superior to the out-of-plane one. In addition, a fine and regular microstructure imparts to a high impact resistance.

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