EFFECT OF RATE OF LOADING ON TENSILE PROPERTIES OF GLASS-REINFORCED POLYESTERS,

Abstract

The effects of increasing the rate of loading on the tensile properties of glass-reinforced plastics of various types were studied and compared. The rates investigated were the conventional, or static, which produces failure in approximately 2 minutes, and the high rate, which produces failure in approximately 6 milliseconds. The materials studied were polyester laminates containing different types of glass reinforcing material. The effects of the direction of the reinforcing material on the tensile properties were investigated. Changes in the interlaminar shear properties due to changes in the loading rate are discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0261348

Entities

People

  • Elise Mcabee
  • Mitchel Chmura

Organizations

  • Picatinny Arsenal

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Films
  • Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics
  • Laminates
  • Materials
  • Plastics
  • Polyesters
  • Reinforced Plastics
  • Reinforcing Materials
  • Shear Properties
  • Tensile Properties

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Reinforced Composite Materials