Abstract
Long fibre thermoplastic (TP) composite (FIT) due to its obvious advantages is gaining popularity in many engineering applications. There are several techniques of fibre impregnation, some which have been commercialised such as spiflex, ATO (FIT), Flexline by large resin suppliers. Here, an attempt to realise TP prepreg via solution pultrusion process is presented. Although a fairly consistent prepreg is obtained using the present system, further improvement is still necessary. The properties of the prepreg were found to be influenced by the ABS solution, the die temperature and the pulling speed. The composites prepared from the prepreg or with further addition of resin show vast improvement in stiffness and also anisotropicity.
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Nasir, M., Ishak, H., Ishak, Z.A.M., Azahari, B., Chew, K.H. (1994). Development of Long-Fibre Prepreg Via Pultrusion Process. In: Prasad, P.N. (eds) Frontiers of Polymers and Advanced Materials. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2447-2_42
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