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PROCESSING THERMOPLASTIC MATRIX TOWPREGS BY PULTRUSION

Author(s) -

Nunes J. P.,

Silva J. F.,

Novo P. J.

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

advances in polymer technology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.523

H-Index - 44

eISSN - 1098-2329

pISSN - 0730-6679

DOI - 10.1002/adv.21279

Subject(s) - pultrusion , materials science , polypropylene , composite material , composite number , thermoplastic , scanning electron microscope , fiber , optical microscope , glass fiber , coating , polymer

In the work reported herein, glass fiber reinforced polypropylene towpregs, produced continuously at different processing conditions in a dry powder coating equipment (towpregger), were processed into final composite parts in a specially developed prototype pultrusion equipment. The influence of the towpregger fiber pull speed and the furnace temperature on the polymer content of the final towpregs was determined. The towpregs' quality was also assessed using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. They were then processed into composite profiles in the pultrusion machine, and the influence of the pull speed and dies' temperatures on their mechanical and other relevant physical properties was studied. Finally, the best processing window and the optimization of the final composite profiles are discussed. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Adv Polym Techn 32: E306–E312, 2013; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com . DOI 10.1002/adv.21279

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