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Hybrid Glass Fiber-reinforced Thermoplastic Nanocomposites

Chrystèle Houphouët-Boigny

Laboratoire de Technologie des Composites et Polymères (LTC) Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) CH 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

Christopher J.G. Plummer

Laboratoire de Technologie des Composites et Polymères (LTC) Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) CH 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

Martyn D. Wakeman

Laboratoire de Technologie des Composites et Polymères (LTC) Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) CH 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

Jan-Anders E. Månson

Laboratoire de Technologie des Composites et Polymères (LTC) Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) CH 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, jan-anders.manson{at}epfl.ch

The feasibility of integrating thermoplastic isotactic polypropylene/ montmorillonite nanocomposite matrices into conventional fiber-reinforced composites has been investigated. Two basic processing routes were considered: long glass fiber (GF)-reinforced composites based on co-wound or co-woven yarns and glass mat reinforced composites. In each case satisfactory impregnation and consolidation were demonstrated, although at high fiber contents, this required increased pressures and/or temperatures in the presence of the montmorillonite. Flexural tests on the glass mat reinforced composites, containing relatively low GF contents, showed the use of a nanocomposite matrix to lead to the significant improvements in bending stiffness and strength.

Key Words: melt spinning • fibers • films • textiles • nanocomposites • glass mat thermoplastics • montmorillonite.

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, Vol. 21, No. 1, 103-118 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0892705707084545
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