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- Title
Effect of the Glass Fiber Content of a Polybutylene Terephthalate Reinforced Composite Structure on Physical and Mechanical Characteristics.
- Authors
Hamlaoui, Oumayma; Klinkova, Olga; Elleuch, Riadh; Tawfiq, Imad
- Abstract
This work presents the influences of glass fiber content on the mechanical and physical characteristics of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) reinforced with glass fibers (GF). For the mechanical characterization of the composites depending on the GF reinforcement rate, tensile tests are carried out. The results show that increasing the GF content in the polymer matrix leads to an increase in the stiffness of the composite but also to an increase in its brittleness. Scanning Electron Microscope analysis is performed, highlighting the multi-scale dependency on types of damage and macroscopic behavior of the composites. Furthermore, flammability tests were performed. They permit certifying the flame retardancy capacity of the electrical composite part. Additionally, fluidity tests are carried out to identify the flow behavior of the melted composite during the polymer injection process. Finally, the cracking resistance is assessed by riveting tests performed on the considered electrical parts produced from composites with different GF reinforcement. The riveting test stems directly from the manufacturing process. Therefore, its results accurately reflect the fragility of the material used.
- Subjects
POLYBUTYLENE terephthalate; COMPOSITE structures; GLASS fibers; SCANNING electron microscopes; FIRE testing; MANUFACTURING processes; OPTICAL fiber detectors
- Publication
Polymers (20734360), 2022, Vol 14, Issue 1, p17
- ISSN
2073-4360
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/polym14010017