Fabrication of Thermoplastics Filled with Discontinuous Fibers by Interfacial Injection,

Abstract

The feasibility of fabricating reinforced thermoplastic molding compoundsusing a one- Step interfacial polymerization technique has been demonstrated. A bench-scale process to continuously fabricate short glass fiber reinforced Nylon 66 was designed and constructed. Process parameter studies related to optimization of the glass filler content in the Nylon composite were carried out using a batch procedure. The continuous process is presently capable of producing more than one kilogram per day of fiber reinforced Nylon 66 molding compound containing at least 15 volume percent glass fiber. ( Author-PL)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0869600

Entities

People

  • John L. Kardos
  • Steven R. Lowy

Organizations

  • Monsanto

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Fabrication
  • Fibers
  • Glass Fibers
  • Material Forming Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Optimization
  • Polymerization
  • Thermoplastic Resins

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Reinforced Composite Materials