Abstract
The microstructure of discontinuous fiber composites can be articulated by many parameters. In this collaborative study as part of series of parallel projects under the IUPAC Working Party IV.2.1 on Structure and Properties of Commercial Polymers, various laboratories have carried out measurements. Their results and observations are summarised in this paper. In this family of materials, the microstructure should be described by at least three parameters, namely fiber orientation distribution, fiber length distribution and fiber content.
It is shown in this work that there is a profound influence of the processing history on the microstructure for these composite materials, and that there is a considerable challenge in measuring the macro-, meso and microstructural aspects.
QuelleSource
- Pure and Applied Chemistry
- 69
- De Gruyter | 1997