Continuous-glass-fibre-reinforced polypropylene composites: I. Influence of maleic-anhydride-modified polypropylene on mechanical properties 

 -  Composites Science and Technology, 48(1-4), p.161-172, 1993 .
<br/><br/> This study investigates the influence of maleicanhydride- modified polypropylene (m-PP)on monotonic mechanical properties of continuous-glass-fibrereinforced polypropylene (PP)composites. Maleicanhydride-modified polypropylene was added to the PP homopolymer to improve the adhesion between the matrix and the glass fibre. Three-point bending tests were performed on 0 ° and 90 ° unidirectional glassfibre/PP laminates with various weight fractions of m-PP in the PP matrix. These tests showed an increase in both longitudinal and transverse flexural strength up to lOwt 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITE<br/>POLYPROPYLENE<br/>ADHESION<br/>FIBRE/MATRIX<br/>CHEMICALLY MODIFIED POLYPROPYLENE<br/>PROPERTIES