Mechanical Performance of Self-Reinforced Polymer Composites

The development of most composite materials is driven by the need to achieve a material with a combination of properties that cannot be readily obtained by using a homogenous material. In many cases, the development is driven by a need to improve mechanical properties, and this is so for many self-reinforced polymer composites. The following sections of this review present a summary of the mechanical properties of some of the self-reinforced polymer composites based on PE, PP, PET, PMMA and PA, with extra references to some other reported systems. 

Fibre and film stacking Low technology route ease of production Good matrix distribution Can be applied to commodity commercial polymer fibres or fabrics and films Vf limited by thickness of matrix film Usually uses more than one type of polymer 

Fibre intermingling Processing window can be large by selecting very different polymers Good matrix distribution - no impregnation required Vf limited by matrix-fibre distribution Usually uses more than one type of polymer 

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Mechanical Performance of Self-Reinforced Polymer Composites Based on Other Polymers... 

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