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Symposium: S11 - (General Session 11) Polymer Composites
Keynote Presentation
 
 

Direct observation and measurement of the shapes of fibers in polypropylene composite through micro-CT imaging

Seo Sungsik (1), Lee Keeyoon (1)*, Park Wonho (2), Lee Seokmin (1)

(1) Chungnam National University - Daejeon - SouthKorea, (2) Chungnam National University - Daejeon - SouthKorea

Internal structures in a polypropylene reinforced with glass and carbon fibers were investigated by using the non-destructive X-ray CT (for computerized tomography), imaging technique. The mechanical properties of PP composite, are generally influenced upon the fiber length distribution (FLD), the aspect ratio(AR) and fiber orientation distribution (FOD), and etc. Three dimensional images were generated in which individual fibers were clearly resolved, along the injecting direction and the mold geometry. The quantitative FLD, AR and FOD data will be presented in this study.