Direct Process Glass Reinforcement of Thermoplastics 680059
Glass fiber reinforced thermoplastics offer increased strength, stiffness and shape stability in automotive applications. Three processes are commercially available for merging the fibers with the plastic. One such process is described in detail and the properties resulting from its use in conjunction with inexpensive polymers processed in conventional equipment are shown to offer advantages for the automotive industry. Further improvements in understanding mechanisms of reinforcement and in materials behavior are shown to provide the basis for improvements approaching those theoretically obtainable. Such composite materials are expected to increasingly compete with metals and with more expensive thermoplastics.
Citation: Brown, W., Striebel, J., and Fuccella, D., "Direct Process Glass Reinforcement of Thermoplastics," SAE Technical Paper 680059, 1968, https://doi.org/10.4271/680059. Download Citation
Author(s):
W. E. Brown, J. D. Striebel, D. C. Fuccella
Affiliated:
Plastic Molding Materials Dept., The Dow Chemical Co.
Pages: 14
Event:
1968 Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1968 Transactions-V77-A
Related Topics:
Composite materials
Glass fibers
Thermoplastics
Glass
Polymers
Fibers
Metals
Plastics
Tools and equipment
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