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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Short fiber composite"”.
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An experimental investigation of homogeneous fatigue damage in a random short-fiber composite under combined tension-torsion loading
… nature of distributed fatigue damage in a random short fiber composite. The project consists of two different tasks: first, to develop a new experimental method, for conducting combined shear and axial fatigue damage in composites which are difficult to fabricate in axisymmetric configurations; …
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Micromechanics-based approach to predict strength and stiffness of composite materials
… of the key issues concerning the durability of composites is the strength and stiffness degradation during service. Traditionally, these materials have been analyzed by methods which do not take into account variations in the material at the fiber/matrix level. In addition, manufacturing …
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Mechanical properties of bio-absorbable materials
… Our study focuses on investigating bioabsorbable composites for potential use as materials for orthopedic appliances. The study focuses on Poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA), Polyglycolic acid (PGA), Poly-e-caprolactone (PCL), matrices with Carbon fibers (AS4), Nylon fibers and PLLA fibers. Fiber coating …
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The Effects of Processing Conditions on Thermoplastic Prototypes Reinforced with Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymers
… preliminary studies on developing thermoplastic composite materials suitable for use in fused deposition modeling (FDM). Polypropylene (PP) strands reinforced with continuous thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer (TLCP) fibrils were generated in a novel dual extruder process. Strands were then …
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Prediction of Fiber Orientation During Processing of Short Fiber Composites
The fiber orientation pattern created by the flow of a suspension of short fibers controls the physical and mechanical properties of a short fiber composite material. The orientation of the fibers at any point in the composite plays the role of a structural state variable. Two sets of even-order …
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Micromechanics of finite length fibers in composite materials
… which occur in the constituents of a hybrid 3-D short fiber composite subjected to arbitrary homogeneous loading conditions. The model includes the capability to analyze composites containing different types of fibers, different aspect ratios of fibers (as well as continuous fibers), and …