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Tensile strength, peel load, and static puncture resistance of laminated composites reinforced with nonwoven fabric

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Nonwoven fabrics were used as reinforcement to laminated composites to improve the mechanical properties and damage behaviors. The needle-punched Kevlar/LMPET nonwoven interlayer and two TPU covers were combined via thermal bonding to form the laminated composites. Tensile strength, peel load, and static puncture resistance of the laminated composites were evaluated in terms of needle punching rate and depth of the nonwoven interlayer. Results showed that tensile strength and static puncture resistance depended on the needle punching depth, primarily on the tangled fiber points. The peel load was dependent on the needle punching rate, especially on the resulting melted LMPET fibers. The laminated composites exhibited desirable tensile properties, peel load, and static puncture resistance.

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Acknowledgements

This research project was financially supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan under Contract MOST 106-2622-E-035-013-CC3 and MOST 106-2632-E-035-001.

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  1. Laboratory of Fiber Application and Manufacturing, Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University, Taichung City, 40724, Taiwan

    Mei-Chen Lin, Jan-Yi Lin & Ting An Lin

  2. School of Textiles, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, 300387, China

    Ching-Wen Lou

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Ocean College, Minjiang University, Fujian, 350108, China

    Ching-Wen Lou & Jia-Horng Lin

  4. Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung, 41354, Taiwan

    Ching-Wen Lou

  5. College of Textile and Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, Shangdong, China

    Ching-Wen Lou & Jia-Horng Lin

  6. Innovation Platform of Intelligent and Energy-Saving Textiles, School of Textiles, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, 300387, China

    Jia-Horng Lin

  7. Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University, Taichung City, 40724, Taiwan

    Jia-Horng Lin

  8. School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung City, 40402, Taiwan

    Jia-Horng Lin

  9. Department of Fashion Design, Asia University, Taichung City, 41354, Taiwan

    Jia-Horng Lin

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Lin, MC., Lou, CW., Lin, JY. et al. Tensile strength, peel load, and static puncture resistance of laminated composites reinforced with nonwoven fabric. J Mater Sci 53, 12145–12156 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-018-2481-3

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