Fundamental principles of polymer composites: processing and design

摘要

This paper presents some of the basic principles that govern the behavior of polymer composites processing and product performance. The issue of fiber orientation during processing is addressed as well as the influence of the resulting orientation distribution on the mechanical behavior of the final part. The mechanical behavior of the final part. The mechanisms that control fiber damage or attribution during extrusion or molding cycles is also covered. The mechanical behavior of th finished product is discussed, including rules of thumb and simple computation schemes used to compute their anisotropic mechanical properties.