Oriented fibres from LCPs

Several methods have been developed for the manufacture of films and sheets from thermotropic LCP materials. Bayer has presented a technique to form oriented sheets and films from fibres by pressing at a temperature at which the fibres melt to form a matrix without losing their molecular orientation. For unidirectional mouldings moduli of the order of 50-60 GPa at a tensile strength of 400-500 MPa were obtained... 

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