Mean Value-Amplitude Method for the Determination of Anisotropic Mechanical Properties of Short Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Experiments
3. Resolving Layerwise Properties
4. Results
4.1. µCT-Analysis
4.2. Tensile Tests
4.3. Analytical Results
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Temperature | Orientation | Thickness [mm] | Young’s Modulus [MPa] | Tensile Strength [MPa] | Strain at Break [%] |
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RT | 0° | 2 | 3249 ± 36 | 87.4 ± 1.1 | 14.34 ± 1.42 |
3 | 2992 ± 67 | 83.3 ± 0.6 | 15.16 ± 0.64 | ||
90° | 2 | 1988 ± 79 | 69.4 ± 0.4 | 21.09 ± 2.0 | |
3 | 2296 ± 77 | 74.0 ± 0.7 | 17.88 ± 1.49 | ||
80 °C | 0° | 2 | 2627 ± 238 | 72.5 ± 1.2 | 13.69 ± 1.19 |
3 | 2092 ± 137 | 69.9 ± 7.7 | 14.06 ± 0.56 | ||
90° | 2 | 1292 ± 69 | 49.8 ± 1.0 | 22.86 ± 2.11 | |
3 | 1356 ± 55 | 53.1 ± 0.2 | 20.39 ± 0.97 |
Fiber Content | 15% | 30% | ||
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Temperature | RT | 80 °C | RT | 80 °C |
Em | 2631 | 1842 | 4662 | 2775 |
Ea,core | 212 | 691 | 1051 | 1064 |
Ea,shell | 727 | 852 | 3026 | 1723 |
E1,core | 2843 | 2533 | 5712 | 3838 |
E1,shell | 3358 | 2694 | 7688 | 4498 |
E2,core | 2420 | 1151 | 3611 | 1711 |
E2,shell | 1905 | 990 | 1636 | 1052 |
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Hausmann, J.; Esha; Schmidt, S.; Krummenacker, J. Mean Value-Amplitude Method for the Determination of Anisotropic Mechanical Properties of Short Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics. J. Compos. Sci. 2022, 6, 179. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6060179
Hausmann J, Esha, Schmidt S, Krummenacker J. Mean Value-Amplitude Method for the Determination of Anisotropic Mechanical Properties of Short Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics. Journal of Composites Science. 2022; 6(6):179. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6060179
Chicago/Turabian StyleHausmann, Joachim, Esha, Stefan Schmidt, and Janna Krummenacker. 2022. "Mean Value-Amplitude Method for the Determination of Anisotropic Mechanical Properties of Short Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics" Journal of Composites Science 6, no. 6: 179. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6060179