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The production of unidirectionally fiber-reinforced composites (tapes) consisting of high-strength/high-modulus UHMWPE fibers and LDPE matrix is described. Two production techniques are applied: impregnation by aqueous powder dispersion and dry powder impregnation. The produced composites exhibit excellent mechanical properties. Depending on the fiber volume content which can be obtained: tensile strength (in fiber direction) 460–1100 MPa, elastic modulus 11–22 GPa, and elongation at break 4.9–8.3%.
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Technical University of Berlin. Institute of Nonmetallic Materials. Polymer Physics Group.-Englishe Str. 20, D-10587 Berlin. Germany. Published in Mekhanik Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 32, No. 6. pp. 719–728, November–December, 1996.
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Hinrichsen, G., Kreuzberger, S., Pan, Q. et al. Production and characterization of UHMWPE fibers/LDPE composites. Mech Compos Mater 32, 497–503 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02280631
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02280631