The mechanical properties of unidirectional all-polypropylene composites
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The creation of highly oriented, co-extruded polypropylene (PP) tapes allows the production of recyclable ‘all-polypropylene’ composites, with a large temperature processing window (O30 8C) and a high volume fraction of highly oriented PP (O90%). These composites show little deviation of mechanical properties with compaction temperature. This paper introduces all-polypropylene composites and reports the tensile and compressive properties of unidirectional composites. These composites show good retention of tape properties despite the relatively high temperatures used in composite manufacture. q 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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