ISSN:
0272-8397
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Although impact and flexural strength of injectionmolded bulk molding compounds increase initially with glass fiber content, these properties level out at a glass volume fraction between 0.1 and 0.2, limiting the achievable properties. Use of “special purpose” polyester resins gives no significant improvement in impact. The impact strength limitation is not worsened, however, by using the maximum processable level of filler, this being true for all fillers commonly used in polyester compounds. Replacement of a fraction of the glass by poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers results in a substantial improvement in impact strength.
Additional Material:
8 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pc.750090206
