[PDF][PDF] All-PP composites (PURE®) with unidirectional and cross-ply lay-ups: dynamic mechanical thermal analysis

T Abraham, K Banik, J Karger-Kocsis - Express Polymer Letters, 2007 - Citeseer
All polypropylene (all-PP) composite laminates with unidirectional (UD) and cross-ply (CP)
lay-ups were produced by hot consolidation from oriented coextruded PP tapes (PURE®) …

The effect of temperature and strain rate on the mechanical properties of highly oriented polypropylene tapes and all-polypropylene composites

B Alcock, NO Cabrera, NM Barkoula… - … Science and Technology, 2007 - Elsevier
The creation of highly oriented, co-extruded polypropylene (PP) tapes allows the production
of recyclable “all-polypropylene”(all-PP) composites, with a large temperature processing …

[HTML][HTML] The mechanical properties of unidirectional all-polypropylene composites

B Alcock, NO Cabrera, NM Barkoula, J Loos… - Composites Part A …, 2006 - Elsevier
The creation of highly oriented, co-extruded polypropylene (PP) tapes allows the production
of recyclable 'all-polypropylene'composites, with a large temperature processing window (> …

Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis of all-PP composites based on β and α polymorphic forms

TN Abraham, S Siengchin, J Karger-Kocsis - Journal of materials science, 2008 - Springer
All polypropylene (all-PP) composites were manufactured by exploiting the polymorphic
forms of PP, in which alpha (α)-PP tapes worked as reinforcement and beta (β)-PP served as …

Preparation and characterization of polypropylene homocomposites: exploiting polymorphism of PP homopolymer

J Karger‐Kocsis, SD Wanjale… - Journal of applied …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, the properties of polypropylene (PP) homocomposites, prepared by film‐
stacking followed by hot pressing, were investigated. Alpha‐and beta‐PP served as …

[HTML][HTML] The mechanical properties of woven tape all-polypropylene composites

B Alcock, NO Cabrera, NM Barkoula… - Composites Part A …, 2007 - Elsevier
The creation of highly oriented, co-extruded polypropylene (PP) tapes allows the production
of recyclable “all-polypropylene”(all-PP) composites, with a large temperature processing …

Fatigue properties of highly oriented polypropylene tapes and all-polypropylene composites

NM Barkoula, B Alcock… - Polymers and Polymer …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper describes the fatigue behaviour of newly developed all-polypropylene (all-PP)
tapes and composites, with reference to the composite processing conditions, testing …

Processing of all-polypropylene composites for ultimate recyclability

N Cabrera, B Alcock, J Loos… - Proceedings of the …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper describes the development of so-called all-polypropylene composites, namely
polypropylenes (PPs) reinforced with oriented polypropylene fibres rather than glass or …

[HTML][HTML] Non-isothermal stamp forming of continuous tape reinforced all-polypropylene composite sheet

NO Cabrera, CT Reynolds, B Alcock, T Peijs - Composites Part A: Applied …, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper describes the thermoforming behaviour of a self-reinforced composite based on
co-extruded polypropylene (PP) tapes. In contrast to traditional continuous woven glass …

Single polymer composites based on polypropylene: processing and properties

B Alcock - 2004 - qmro.qmul.ac.uk
Isotropic polymers lack sufficient strength and stiffness for many engineering applications. In
order to improve these properties polymers can be filled with structural reinforcements such …