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Microfibrillar reinforced composites—new materials from polymer blends
Author(s) -
Fakirov Stoyko,
Evstatiev Michail
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19940060513
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , polymer , polymer blend , component (thermodynamics) , melting point , copolymer , physics , thermodynamics
Microfibrillar‐reinforced composites (MFCs) are a fundamentally new type of polymer composites. MFCs are prepared by a novel technique comprising drawing a polymer blend, which leads to fibrillization (orientation of both components), followed by melting of one component while preserving the oriented structure of the higher melting point component (see Figure), This method is explained in detail by means of an example, and the mechanical parameters of an MFC are presented.