Effects of crystalline morphologies on the mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforcing polymerized cyclic butylene terephthalate composites

Carbon/polymerized cyclic butylene terephthalate (pCBT) composites were prepared through a modified film stacking technique. Three crystalline morphologies of carbon/pCBT composites were obtained at different crystallization temperatures. Tensile, flexural, short beam shear and impact tests were con...

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Main Authors: C. M. Wu, C. Y. Chang, C. Y. Wang, T. Yu, S. P. Rwei
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Language:English
Published: Budapest University of Technology and Economics 2012-04-01
Series:eXPRESS Polymer Letters
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Online Access:http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0002969&mi=cd
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C. Y. Chang
C. Y. Wang
T. Yu
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description Carbon/polymerized cyclic butylene terephthalate (pCBT) composites were prepared through a modified film stacking technique. Three crystalline morphologies of carbon/pCBT composites were obtained at different crystallization temperatures. Tensile, flexural, short beam shear and impact tests were conducted. The low crystallinity carbon/pCBT samples were crystallized at 185°C with spherulitic structure which leads to form the large area spherulite/transcrystalline boundary regions. Consequently, the crack initiated and propagated along with ‘weak’ spherulite/transcrystalline boundary regions, which were resulted low mechanical properties. Carbon/pCBT sample crystallized at 210°C with high crystallinity and highly disordered spherulitic crystallites without spherulite/transcrystalline boundary lines or boundary crystals exhibits the highest mechanical properties.
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spelling doaj-art-e3b1bde27f944b959aef6072dfbe0b322025-08-20T03:58:03ZengBudapest University of Technology and EconomicseXPRESS Polymer Letters1788-618X2012-04-016431832810.3144/expresspolymlett.2012.35Effects of crystalline morphologies on the mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforcing polymerized cyclic butylene terephthalate compositesC. M. WuC. Y. ChangC. Y. WangT. YuS. P. RweiCarbon/polymerized cyclic butylene terephthalate (pCBT) composites were prepared through a modified film stacking technique. Three crystalline morphologies of carbon/pCBT composites were obtained at different crystallization temperatures. Tensile, flexural, short beam shear and impact tests were conducted. The low crystallinity carbon/pCBT samples were crystallized at 185°C with spherulitic structure which leads to form the large area spherulite/transcrystalline boundary regions. Consequently, the crack initiated and propagated along with ‘weak’ spherulite/transcrystalline boundary regions, which were resulted low mechanical properties. Carbon/pCBT sample crystallized at 210°C with high crystallinity and highly disordered spherulitic crystallites without spherulite/transcrystalline boundary lines or boundary crystals exhibits the highest mechanical properties.http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0002969&mi=cdMechanical propertiesprocessing technologiespolymer compositescyclic butylenes terephthalatespherulite boundary
spellingShingle C. M. Wu
C. Y. Chang
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S. P. Rwei
Effects of crystalline morphologies on the mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforcing polymerized cyclic butylene terephthalate composites
eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Mechanical properties
processing technologies
polymer composites
cyclic butylenes terephthalate
spherulite boundary
title Effects of crystalline morphologies on the mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforcing polymerized cyclic butylene terephthalate composites
title_full Effects of crystalline morphologies on the mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforcing polymerized cyclic butylene terephthalate composites
title_fullStr Effects of crystalline morphologies on the mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforcing polymerized cyclic butylene terephthalate composites
title_full_unstemmed Effects of crystalline morphologies on the mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforcing polymerized cyclic butylene terephthalate composites
title_short Effects of crystalline morphologies on the mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforcing polymerized cyclic butylene terephthalate composites
title_sort effects of crystalline morphologies on the mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforcing polymerized cyclic butylene terephthalate composites
topic Mechanical properties
processing technologies
polymer composites
cyclic butylenes terephthalate
spherulite boundary
url http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0002969&mi=cd
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