Paper number 1122

FABRICATION AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PE/PE COMPOSITE

Miyako Inoda¹, Tatsuro Fukui², Kazutosi Fujihara³, Masaharu Iwamoto⁴, Hiroyuki Hamada⁵

1,2.4,5 Division of Advanced Fibro-Science, Kyoto Institute of Technology,
Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
3 Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, The National Univ. of Singapore,
10 Kent Ridge Crescent Singapore 119260, Singapore

Summary

In this study, UHMWPE fiber reinforced PE film by film stacking method was prepared. Reinforcement configuration was chosen unidirectional material and knitted fabrics. The effects of molding temperature on mechanical properties were investigated. Nevertheless specimens had low fiber volume fraction, the higher strength was obtained due to high interfacial strength. The most important fabrication point of this composite was molding temperature. The molding temperature should be determined between the melting temperature of fiber and matrix.

Keywords

interface-less composite, tensile properties, interphase condition, polyethylene, fabrication properties, UHMWPE fiber, knitted fabric, injection molding.