# EFFECT OF PROCESSING ON DUCTILITY AND STRENGTH OF KEVLAR/POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES

> Title: EFFECT OF PROCESSING ON DUCTILITY AND STRENGTH OF KEVLAR/POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES Page Range: p.17-27 Author(s): Zhang Y; R; Rodrigue D; Ait-Kadi A File size: 107K Download the pdf (subscribers only) Buy the pdf (non-subscribers) Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites Issue Year: ppc...

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Published: 2004-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Categories: Polymers and Polymer Composites

**Title: EFFECT OF PROCESSING ON DUCTILITY AND STRENGTH OF KEVLAR/POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES**
 Page Range: p.17-27
 Author(s): Zhang Y; R; Rodrigue D; Ait-Kadi A
 File size: 107K
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 Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites
 Issue Year: ppc
 Volume: 12
 Issue No: No. 1

**Abstract**
 In this study of the effect of processing on the ductility and strength of Kevlar/PE composites, attention is given to ductility and tensile strength as a function of strain rate to compare composites prepared by melt blending and polymerisation filling. Improved ductility was obtained for polymerisation filled composites, as a result of better fibre-polymer interfacial adhesion, whilst ductility decreased upon increasing fibre content and strain rate. Several models for short fibre composites are compared in their prediction of tensile strength for these composites, to include the effect of critical fibre aspect ratio. Results show that the preparation technique has an effect on tensile strength of composites in relation with fibre distribution and interfacial adhesion. 37 refs.

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