Developing the next Generation of Self-reinforced Polymer Composites
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Having established commercial applications of hot compacted products based on polypropylene we are now actively exploring other polymers to ascertain whether these can provide practical alternatives and in particular improvements in terms of certain physical properties. We have selected polyethylene (PE), poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and nylon for comparative trials. For these materials, we have produced and characterised hotcompacted sheets from woven cloth of different weave styles, with and without interleaved film. Subsequently, the thermoforming behaviour of the sheets has been assessed. This paper compares the relative merits of the different systems investigated.
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