Analysis of rate-dependent tensile properties of polypropylene fibres used in thermally bonded nonwovens

摘要

The stress-strain behaviour of polypropylene fibres is evaluated for various tensile strain rates. Fibre samples are extracted from a thermally bonded nonwoven and fixed in a low-load tensile test machine. A methodology is introduced to implement a constant true strain rate at high strain tests for conventional tensile test machines. The obtained results indicate that polypropylene fibres show a highly viscous behaviour, especially during the initial stage of load application. No significant difference in a tensile behaviour of fibres was observed for loading regimes with a constant true strain rate and a constant engineering strain rate.