Performance enhancement of nylon/Kevlar fiber composites through viscoelastically generated pre-stress
(2013)
Journal Article
Fazal, A., & Fancey, K. S. (2014). Performance enhancement of nylon/Kevlar fiber composites through viscoelastically generated pre-stress. Polymer composites, 35(5), 931-938. https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.22737
Kevlar-29 fibers have high strength and stiffness but nylon 6,6 fibers have greater ductility. Thus by commingling these fibers prior to molding in a resin, the resulting hybrid composite may be mechanically superior to the corresponding single fiber... Read More about Performance enhancement of nylon/Kevlar fiber composites through viscoelastically generated pre-stress.