Abstract
This is a preliminary investigation of the effect of compounding on the mechanical properties of chopped PE fibre-reinforced PE composites, aiming in general at determining the processing conditions which avoid fibre relaxation. It is found that compounding in a Brabender results in fibre melting and recrystallization, whereby its extended chain crystallinity is lost. The property improvement relative to the original LLDPE matrix is attributed to a partial formation of HDPE crystallinity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 103-106 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Advanced Composites Letters |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1996 |
| Externally published | Yes |