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Continuous Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastics

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Mechanical Properties of Reinforced Thermoplastics

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In continuous fibre reinforced plastics it is the fibre which determines the basic property profile: the function of the resin is to allow the fibre to develop its full potential by transferring the load from one fibre to another and, by providing a support, to prevent the fibre from buckling. From this standpoint it is clear that the best possible property profile will derive from the highest loading of the longest fibre, provided that each fibre is fully wetted by a resin of adequate stiffness to prevent buckling of the fibres when subjected to compressive loading. Further, we require that the resin shall maintain the ability to continue to transfer load from one fibre to its neighbours in a service environment.

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  1. Department of Metals and Materials Engineering, Sheffield City Polytechnic, Pond Street, Sheffield, S1 1WB, UK

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Cogswell, F.N. (1986). Continuous Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastics. In: Clegg, D.W., Collyer, A.A. (eds) Mechanical Properties of Reinforced Thermoplastics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4193-9_4

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