Polymer-matrix composites: characterising the impact of environmental factors on their lifetime

R Barreira-Pinto, R Carneiro, M Miranda, RM Guedes - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polymer-matrix composites are widely used in engineering applications. Yet, environmental
factors impact their macroscale fatigue and creep performances significantly, owing to …

Durability of carbon-and glass-fiber reinforced thermoplastic polymer composites: A literature review

S Dong, P Zhou, Z Ning, X Wu, C Li, G Xian - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon and glass-fiber reinforced thermoplastic polymer (CFRTP/GFRTP) composites
gained widespread application in industrial circles. To provide a clearer view concerning the …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of hydrothermal aging on moisture absorption and property prediction of short carbon fiber reinforced polyamide 6 composites

L Sang, C Wang, Y Wang, W Hou - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
The present work focuses on the effects of hydrothermal aging on moisture absorption and
mechanical durability of short carbon fiber reinforced polyamide 6 (CF/PA6) composites by …

Fatigue behavior of FRP composites and CNT‐embedded FRP composites: a review

A Gaurav, KK Singh - Polymer Composites, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Composite materials have emerged as an effective substitute for conventional materials in
various fields of engineering and structural science. For replacement of regular metals …

Long term ageing of polyamide 6 and polyamide 6 reinforced with 30% of glass fibers: physicochemical, mechanical and morphological characterization

I Ksouri, O De Almeida, N Haddar - Journal of Polymer Research, 2017 - Springer
Hygrothermal ageing of polyamide 6 (PA6) and polyamide 6 reinforced with 30 wt% of glass
fibers (PA6GF30) was undertaken. Immersion was conducted in distilled water at 90° C and …

A comparative evaluation of the effects of manufacturing parameters on mechanical properties of additively manufactured PA and CF-reinforced PA materials

M Tutar - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, 3D printers, which have a wide range of applications, continue to become
widespread and are more and more common. As a result, in addition to the visuality of the …

Effect of hygrothermal aging on the mechanical properties and ductile fracture of polyamide 6: Experimental and numerical approaches

R Taktak, N Guermazi, J Derbeli, N Haddar - Engineering fracture …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this paper we present an experimental and numerical approaches aimed to assess the
hygrothermal aging effect on the mechanical properties and ductile tearing of polyamide 6 …

Experimental investigation of laser texturing on surface roughness and wettability of PAHT CF15 fabricated by fused deposition modeling

S Prasad, S Prakash - Polymer Composites, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Fused deposition modeling (FDM) process has been emerged as an effective method for
fabrication of different types of products without the need for expensive molds or material …

Hygrothermal aging behavior and flexural property of carbon fiber-reinforced polyethylene terephthalate glycol composites

W Li, X Zhao, Y Liu, Y Ouyang, W Li… - Textile Research …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites during engineering applications can be
influenced by critical environmental conditions (eg, water and temperature), probably …

Effects of recycling and hygrothermal environment on mechanical properties of thermoplastic composites

S Tamrakar, R Couvreur, D Mielewski… - Polymer Degradation …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recyclability of nine types of composites including natural and mineral fillers in
polypropylene and nylon matrix have been studied through injection molding and …