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Article: A new process for aligning chopped fibers in composites.
- Article from:
- Plastics Engineering
- Article date:
- January 1, 1997
- Author:
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Thermoplastic composites manufactured using electric fields to align the chopped-glass fibers have properties approaching those of unidirectional continuous-fiber composites while providing superior processability.
Fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites are gaining popularity because of their good toughness properties, high processing speeds, excellent chemical resistance, and the potential for recyclability and reparability of the material forms Short-fiber or random-fiber-mat-reinforced composites form a major share of these thermoplastic composites because of ease in processability. The lack of suitable techniques to control fiber orientation and constraints in ...