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Title

In situ observation of plerosphere/polypropylene composites in the tensile test.

Authors

Zheng, Yanhong; Shen, Zhigang; Wang, Mingzhu; Ma, Shulin; Xing, Yushan

Abstract

The article discusses a study which examined the mechanism of improving the mechanical properties of the composites on the basis of the energy dissipation theory. In situ tensile test was used to investigate the crack initiation, propagation, and termination on the plerosphere/polypropylene (PP) composites. It was found that the toughness and strength of the polymer can be improved based on the observation that the microcracks formation consumes tremendous energy.

Subjects

COMPOSITE materials; ENERGY dissipation; POLYPROPYLENE; STRENGTH of materials; POLYMERS

Publication

Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2007, Vol 106, Issue 6, p3736

ISSN

0021-8995

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1002/app.27073