Tensile Properties on Single-Bar Modified Tricot Fabric Reinforced Composites
Four kinds of single-bar modified tricot fabrics are knitted on a Raschel latch needle warp knitting machine with glass continuous-filament yarns. The glass warp knitted fabric/ unsaturated polyester resin composites are produced by manual molding technology. The tensile properties of composite samples are tested on the universal material testing machine. The stress-strain curves, elastic modulus, fracture strengths of composites are analyzed in the course, wale and diagonal directions. The results show that the tensile stress/strain curves of single-bar modified tricot warp knitted fabric reinforced composites were nonlinear. The tensile properties of composites possess obvious anisotropic characteristics. The values of elastic modulus and tensile strength were in relation to the yarn numbers bearing tensile load in tensile directions