HIGH MODULUS, HIGH TEMPERATURE LAMINATES WITH FIBERS AND FLAKES.

Abstract

A program to determine the properties of plastic laminates prepared from melting glass fibers resulted in a retention of 31% of the room temperature flexural strength at 1000 F and 22% at 1500 F. The loss in strength was believed to be primarily due to the marked thermal decomposition of the resin matrix at the elevated temperatures. A program to determine the properties of plastic laminates prepared from YM-31-A (high modulus) glass flakes resulted in an increase of 25% in compressive strength over laminates prepared from E glass flakes. Other mechanical properties were comparable to those obtained from E glass flake laminates. Commercially available glass-finish systems were optimized for YM-31-A glass fibers when used with different types of laminating resins. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0439692

Entities

People

  • A. B. Isham
  • A. R. Morrison
  • C. J. Stalego
  • R. L. Tiede
  • W. M. Edmunds

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Compressive Strength
  • Fibers
  • Flexural Strength
  • Glass Fibers
  • High Temperature
  • Laminated Plastics
  • Laminates
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Resins

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Polymer Science and Engineering.