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Paper Abstract
Toughness of a polymer is a key material property for energy absorbing capability for various engineering applications.
Significant effort has been made to improve toughness of a polymer and hence increase the energy absorbing capability;
typically rigid-particles in thermoplastics or rubbery modifiers in a brittle polymer matrix. The focus of this study is to
investigate toughening mechanisms of a thermoplastic polymer composite. Micron-size thermoplastic particle reinforced
polycarbonate (PC) composite materials was fabricated via a solution mixing method. The mechanical properties of the
polymer composites were characterized in tensile testing while the acoustic emission was monitored to assess the
material failure modes during the tensile test. Substantial improvement in tensile toughness was observed for the
polymer composites and the toughening mechanisms responsible for the improvement were identified and quantified for
each contribution to the observation.
Paper Details
Date Published: 30 April 2012
PDF: 6 pages
Proc. SPIE 8342, Behavior and Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials and Composites 2012, 83420T (30 April 2012); doi: 10.1117/12.914984
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8342:
Behavior and Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials and Composites 2012
Nakhiah C. Goulbourne; Zoubeida Ounaies, Editor(s)
PDF: 6 pages
Proc. SPIE 8342, Behavior and Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials and Composites 2012, 83420T (30 April 2012); doi: 10.1117/12.914984
Show Author Affiliations
Jonghwan Suhr, Univ. of Delaware (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8342:
Behavior and Mechanics of Multifunctional Materials and Composites 2012
Nakhiah C. Goulbourne; Zoubeida Ounaies, Editor(s)
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