Glass fibre reinforcements form the backbone of a composites industry with a global annual
production of more than 10 million tons of high performance, light-weight materials. Possibly …

We present results of a step by step comparison of the mechanical performance of injection
moulded 'long'(LF-PP) and 'short'(SF-PP) glass fibre-polypropylene compounds. The study …

Kevlar® KM2 fiber is a transversely isotropic material. Its tensile stress-strain response in the
axial direction is linear and elastic until failure. However, the overall deformation in the …

The results of an investigation of the mechanical performance of injection moulded long
glass fibre reinforced polypropylene with a glass fibre content in the range 0–73wt% are …

The value of recycled glass fibres is reduced significantly due to loss in strength and surface
functionality during recycling. This work investigates the potential of a variety of treatments to …

Many elegant techniques have been developed for the quantification of composite micro-
mechanical parameters in recent years. Unfortunately, most of these techniques have found …

A three-phase composite material is studied to investigate interfacial bonding between the
fibres and the matrix. The main reinforcing phase consists of continuous E-glass fibres …

Mechanical performance of commercially manufactured unsized and γ-aminopropylsilane
sized boron-free E-glass fibres has been characterised using single-fibre tensile test. Both …

Axial tension and transverse compression experiments on single fibers were performed to
investigate the mechanical behavior of three high-performance fibers (Kevlar®, Kevlar® …

Many elegant techniques have been developed for the quantification of composite
micromechanical parameters in recent years. Unfortunately most of these techniques have …