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Modification of self-reinforced composites (SRCs) via film stacking process

  • Fabian Jakob EMAIL logo , Joshua Pollmeier , Sinan Bisevac and Hans-Peter Heim
Published/Copyright: February 25, 2022
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International Polymer Processing
From the journal International Polymer Processing Volume 37 Issue 1

Abstract

This work presents the mechanical behavior of self-reinforced composites (SRCs) manufactured and modified via film stacking. For modification, interleaved films made of polypropylene (PP), a thermoplastic elastomer and a polyolefin engage were combined in different ways to induce the elastic modifier into the matrix material. The content of modifier was also varied in two ways. First, the films were produced out of a single material and second out of a compound. So, the same content of modifier was implemented in two different ways. It is shown that, in case of this research, only the kind of modifier and the content but not the way of implementation are responsible for the mechanical behavior of SRCs. It is shown that the modification can adjust the tensile strength, tensile stiffness and impact properties in a broad range. It is also shown that different mechanical properties of the composite can be predicted by a regression model that uses the Shore A hardness and the content of modifier.

Keywords: elastomer modification; film stacking; hot compaction; self-reinforced; single polymer composite
Corresponding author: Fabian Jakob, IfW Plastics Technology, University of Kassel, Mönchebergstrasse 3, 34125 Kassel, Germany, E-mail:

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: None declared.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Received: 2020-08-19
Accepted: 2021-08-18
Published Online: 2022-02-25
Published in Print: 2022-03-28

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