posted on 2016-06-15, 08:41authored bySara Ronca, Giuseppe Forte, Leno Mascia, Sanjay Rastogi
Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymers based on a thermoplastic, high performance matrix such as Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene have been produced using two different routes and it was found that in-situ polymerization of the matrix is a possible way forward to achieve a combination of high strength and high toughness in composites.
History
School
Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering
Department
Materials
Published in
VIII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON “TIMES OF POLYMERS AND COMPOSITES”: FROM AEROSPACE TO NANOTECHNOLOGY
Citation
RONCA, S. ... et al., 2016. High-toughness carbon cloth composites for low temperature applications. IN: Proceedings of 2016 8th International Conference on 'Times of Polymers and Composites': from Aerospace to Nanotechnology, Naples, Italy, 19-23 June 2016.
This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. The article appeared in RONCA, S. ... et al., 2016. High-toughness carbon cloth composites for low temperature applications. IN: Proceedings of 2016 8th International Conference on 'Times of Polymers and Composites': from Aerospace to Nanotechnology, Naples, Italy, 19-23 June 2016, and may be found at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4949593.