Manufacturing and properties of aramid-reinforced composites

• Author(s): Denchev, Z. ; Dencheva, Nadya Vasileva
• Date: 2012
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/20395
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Aramid; Fiber-reinforced composites; Thermoplastic composites; Advanced polymer materials
• Document Type: Part of book or chapter of book
• Language: English

Description

The functional properties of the aramid-reinforced polymer composites depend primarily on the properties of the aramid reinforcing fibers, since the fraction of the fiber constituent in FRP is quite high, usually well above 30% by volume. The properties of the aramid fibers, in turn, depend on their chemical composition and manufacturing conditions: both of these determine the fibers physical structure and mechanical properties. The chapter will focus on these issues. Some specific problems related to the fiber-matrix nteraction.in aramid-containing FRP will also be addressed.