Tausif, M orcid.org/0000-0003-0179-9013, O'Haire, T, Pliakas, A et al. (2 more authors) (2016) Effect of Fibre Type on Mechanical Properties of Nonwoven Reinforced TPU Composites. In: Proceedings of AUTEX 2016. 16th World Textile Conference AUTEX 2016, 08-10 Jun 2016, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Abstract
Nonwoven-reinforced composites were produced using both low modulus fibres (lyocell, polyethylene terephthalate, and polyamide) and high modulus aramid fibres (polyphenylene terephthalamide) in thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) matrix. Preferentially oriented web preforms were prepared by carding and pre-needling before impregnating the nonwovens in a thermoplastic polyurethane resin matrix. Composites were prepared by compression moulding and mechanical properties were evaluated. Scanning Electron Microscopy was employed to study the fibre-to-matrix interface in the nonwoven-reinforced composites. It was found that nonwoven reinforcement provided a range of mechanical properties, mainly linked to fibre properties and orientation of fibres in the web, apparently unaffected by the mechanical properties of the web. Furthermore, all studies fibres were thoroughly embedded in the matrix.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Keywords: | nonwovens, flexible, composites, fibre reinforced, mechanical properties |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EU - European Union 645987 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 19 May 2016 08:45 |
Last Modified: | 30 May 2018 14:12 |
Status: | Published |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:99852 |