Tensile behavior of quasi-unidirectional glass fiber/polypropylene composites at room and elevated temperatures

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 126-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhanyu Zhai ◽  
Christian Gröschel ◽  
Dietmar Drummer
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Tensile Behavior ◽  
Polypropylene Composites ◽  
Unidirectional Glass

Predicting the effect of cooling rate on the mechanical properties of glass fiber–polypropylene composites using artificial neural networks

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (9) ◽  
pp. 1268-1281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed S Kabbani ◽  
Hany A El Kadi
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Cooling Rate ◽  
Cooling Rates ◽  
Polypropylene Composites ◽  
Unidirectional Glass ◽  
Static Tensile ◽  
Artificial Neural

Properties of thermoplastic-based composites are affected by their processing conditions, and understanding their behavior under these different conditions is of most importance. The current study aims to predict the static tensile behavior of unidirectional glass fiber–polypropylene composite materials processed under different cooling rates using artificial neural networks (ANNs). Stress–strain relations for the material processed under various cooling rates were predicted using ANN. For all the cases investigated, the modulus of elasticity was predicted with a minimum accuracy of 97%, while the ultimate strain was predicted, in most cases, with a minimum accuracy of 90%. These predictions indicate that ANN can be successfully used to predict the mechanical properties of unidirectional composites manufactured under different cooling rates. This method allows users to predict the behavior of the material under cooling rate conditions for which no experimental data are available.

Crystallization and Mechanical Properties of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites Molded by Rapid Heat Cycle Molding

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. 2915-2926
Author(s):  
Aimin Zhang ◽  
Guoqun Zhao ◽  
Jialong Chai ◽  
Junji Hou ◽  
Chunxia Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Heat Cycle ◽  
Polypropylene Composites ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced

Investigating the in-plane mechanical behavior of single-ply quasi-unidirectional glass fiber/polypropylene composites

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhanyu Zhai ◽  
Christian Gröschel ◽  
Dietmar Drummer
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Stress ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Polypropylene Composites ◽  
Strain Relation ◽  
Stress Strain Relation ◽  
Pp Composites ◽  
Experimental Values ◽  
First Time

Abstract The objective of this study was to determine the engineering constants and off-axis tensile stress-strain relation of single-ply quasi-unidirectional (UD) glass fiber (GF)/polypropylene (PP) composites using the new approach. A series of off-axis tensile tests of quasi-UD composites were carried out. In this study, Puck’s interfiber fracture criterion was expanded for the first time to estimate the off-axis tensile stresses of UD composites. With the experimental values, the shear properties were obtained through the curve-fitting methods. Damage mechanisms were demonstrated to evolve with the loading angle. By comparison to experimental data, the Hahn-Tsai equation, together with the transformation equation, was found to be adequate to describe the off-axis tensile stress-strain relation of single-ply quasi-UD GF/PP composites.

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