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Fracture performance of continuous fiber reinforced polypropylene

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Polypropylene Structure, blends and Composites

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The development of thermoplastic resins as matrices for continuous fiber reinforced composites has attracted considerable attention in recent years [1–34]. As matrix resins, thermoplastics offer a wide range of advantages over thermosets, including practically unlimited shelf life, short process cycle times, reformability, increased moisture resistance, increased toughness and impact resistance, and the potential for improved structural system supportability [1–3].

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Jang, B.Z. (1995). Fracture performance of continuous fiber reinforced polypropylene. In: Karger-Kocsis, J. (eds) Polypropylene Structure, blends and Composites. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0523-1_9

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