Thomason, J. L. and Porteus, G. (2011) An investigation of glass–fiber reinforced polyamide 66 during conditioning in various automotive fluids. Polymer Composites, 32 (9). pp. 1369-1379. ISSN 0272-8397
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Injection molded glass–fiber reinforced polyamide 66 composites and unreinforced polymer samples have been characterized during conditioning up to 900 h in water, ethylene glycol, and water–glycol mixture at 50 and 70°C. All materials showed significant fluid and temperature-dependent weight and volume increase. Glass reinforcement significantly reduced the polymer fluid uptake. The absorption of the antifreeze mixture initially follows a simple rule of mixtures of the absorption of the two individual components. However, after absorption of ∼5% a significantly higher than predicted level of antifreeze absorption was observed. This coincided with a significant increase in the volumetric swelling coefficient. Dynamic mechanical analysis and unnotched impact testing indicated significant changes in composite mechanical performance dependent on conditioning fluid and temperature.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 41414 |
| Keywords: | composite materials, water, structure-property relationships, dimensional stability, mechanical properties, hygrothermal behavior, micromechanical parameters, performance, Nylon 6,6, absorption, Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics |
| Subjects: | Technology > Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics |
| Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
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| Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Oct 2012 20:59 |
| Last modified: | 12 Oct 2012 20:59 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/41414 |
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