Mechanical properties of aligned long glass fiber reinforced polypropylene. II: Tensile creep behavior

1999 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shean-wei Yang ◽  
Wei-kuo Chin
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Creep Behavior ◽  
Tensile Creep ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Long Glass Fiber

scholarly journals The Effects of Strain Rates on Mechanical Properties and Failure Behavior of Long Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junjia Cui ◽  
Shaoluo Wang ◽  
Shuhao Wang ◽  
Guangyao Li ◽  
Peilin Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Ultimate Strength ◽  
Fracture Strain ◽  
Thermoplastic Composites ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Fiber Breakage ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Long Glass Fiber

Long glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites have been increasingly used in automotive parts due to their excellent mechanical properties and recyclability. However, the effects of strain rates on the mechanical properties and failure mechanisms of long glass fiber reinforced polypropylene composites (LGFRPPs) have not been studied systematically. In this study, the effects of strain rates (from 0.001 s−1 to 400 s−1) on the mechanical properties and failure mechanism of LGFRPPs were investigated. The results showed that ultimate strength and fracture strain of the LGFRPPs increased obviously, whereas the stiffness remained essentially unchanged with the strain rates from low to high. The micro-failure modes mainly consisted of fibers pulled out, fiber breakage, interfacial debonding, matrix cracking, and ductile to brittle (ductile pulling of fibrils/micro-fibrils) fracture behavior of the matrix. As the strain rates increased, the interfacial bonding properties of LGFRPPs increased, resulting in a gradual increase of fiber breakage at the fracture surface of the specimen and the gradual decrease of pull-out. In this process, more failure energy was absorbed, thus, the ultimate strength and fracture strain of LGFRPPs were improved.

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