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Manufacturing Process Effect on the Mechanical Properties of Glass Fiber/Polypropylene Composite Under High Strain Rate Loading: Woven (W-GF-PP) and Compressed GF50-PP

Applied Composite Materials volume 30, pages 1717–1736 (2023)Cite this article

Abstract

Long glass fiber thermoplastic laminates have garnered significant attention for their potential use in designing structural parts across various sectors, including automotive, aerospace, and petroleum. The growing demand for lightweight and reliable materials in hydrogen vessel reservoirs, intended for future vehicles, necessitates understanding the fast dynamic behavior (crash) of these materials for effective structural design in such applications. This study presents an optimized approach for experimentally characterizing the overall dynamic mechanical behavior of Twill woven glass fiber reinforced polypropylene (W-GF-PP) laminates. The methodology focuses on reporting the strain rate effect on the material response while attempting to isolate the inherent inertial disturbances in the specimen attributed to the test system. Tensile tests have been conducted until the specimen's total failure for three specific relative orientations of fiber: 0°, 90°, and ± 45°. The tests span a strain rate range from quasi-static (10–4 s−1) up to 2000 mm\(\cdot\)s−1 (approximately 160 s−1, depending on the specimen's actual response). The material's behavior appears sensitive, particularly for the ± 45° fiber orientation. The study also examines the impact of the manufacturing process type on the dynamic behavior of the reinforced polypropylene.

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  1. Arts et Metiers Institute of Technology, CNAM, PIMM, HESAM University, 75013, Paris, France

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Mohammadali Shirinbayan, Khaled Benfriha, Achraf Kallel, Zouhaier Jendli, Joseph Fitoussi: construct the idea. Mohammadali Shirinbayan, Mohammad Hossein Nikooharf, Khaled Benfriha, Achraf Kallel, Navideh Abbasnezhad, Zouhaier Jendli, Joseph Fitoussi: analyzed results, draft manuscript preparation, and wrote the paper. Mohammadali Shirinbayan, Mohammad Hossein Nikooharf, Khaled Benfriha, Achraf Kallel, Navideh Abbasnezhad, Zouhaier Jendli: corrected the English and the paper format.

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Shirinbayan, M., Abbasnezhad, N., Nikooharf, M.H. et al. Manufacturing Process Effect on the Mechanical Properties of Glass Fiber/Polypropylene Composite Under High Strain Rate Loading: Woven (W-GF-PP) and Compressed GF50-PP. Appl Compos Mater 30, 1717–1736 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-023-10143-7

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