The Structure and Performance of Short Glass Fiber/High-Density Polyethylene/Polypropylene Composite Pipes Extruded Using a Shearing–Drawing Compound Stress Field
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials
2.2. The Process of Pipe Extrusion
2.3. Characterization of Pipe
2.4. Tensile Strength Testing of Pipe
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Orientation
3.2. Heat Behavior
3.3. Microstructure
3.4. Tensile Strength
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Pipe Type | Polymer Type | ΔHf (J/g) | Tm (°C) | ΔT (°C) | αc (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reinforced | PE | 169 | 132.02 | 12.40 | 57.68 |
PP | 16.9 | 162.30 | 10.79 | 8.09 | |
Conventional | PE | 160.9 | 132.62 | 12.49 | 54.91 |
PP | 12.68 | 162.08 | 10.62 | 6.07 |
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Yuan, Y.; Liu, C.; Huang, M. The Structure and Performance of Short Glass Fiber/High-Density Polyethylene/Polypropylene Composite Pipes Extruded Using a Shearing–Drawing Compound Stress Field. Materials 2019, 12, 1323. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12081323
Yuan Y, Liu C, Huang M. The Structure and Performance of Short Glass Fiber/High-Density Polyethylene/Polypropylene Composite Pipes Extruded Using a Shearing–Drawing Compound Stress Field. Materials. 2019; 12(8):1323. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12081323
Chicago/Turabian StyleYuan, Yi, Changdong Liu, and Meina Huang. 2019. "The Structure and Performance of Short Glass Fiber/High-Density Polyethylene/Polypropylene Composite Pipes Extruded Using a Shearing–Drawing Compound Stress Field" Materials 12, no. 8: 1323. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12081323