Publication detail

Crack Behaviour in Polymeric Composites: The Influence of Particle Shape

MAJER, Z. KNÉSL, Z. HUTAŘ, P.

English title

Crack Behaviour in Polymeric Composites: The Influence of Particle Shape

Type

Peer-reviewed article not indexed in WoS or Scopus

Language

en

Original abstract

In this paper polymeric particulate composites are studied (especially polypropylene (PP) matrix stuffed by rigid mineral fillers). Presently, polymeric particulate composites are frequently used in many engineering applications. The composite was modeled as a three-phase continuum; matrix, interphase and particle. The properties of the particles (size, shape) have a significant effect on the global behaviour of the composite. On the basis of fracture mechanics methodology the interaction of micro-crack propagation in the matrix filled by rigid particles covered by the interphase was analyzed. The effect of the composite structure on their mechanical properties is studied here from the theoretical point of view.

Keywords in English

Polymeric particulate composites, rigid particles, soft interphase

Released

2011-01-14

Publisher

TRANS TECH PUBLICATIONS LTD

ISSN

1013-9826

Journal

Key Engineering Materials (print)

Volume

465

Number

1

Pages from–to

564–567

Pages count

4

BIBTEX


@article{BUT72794,
  author="Zdeněk {Majer} and Zdeněk {Knésl} and Pavel {Hutař}",
  title="Crack Behaviour in Polymeric Composites: The Influence of Particle Shape",
  journal="Key Engineering Materials (print)",
  year="2011",
  volume="465",
  number="1",
  pages="564--567",
  issn="1013-9826"
}