TY - JOUR
T1 - Creep behavior of a continuous strand, swirl mat reinforced polymeric composite in simulated automotive environments for durability investigation part I
T2 - Experimental development and creep-rupture
AU - Ren, Weiju
PY - 2002/9/1
Y1 - 2002/9/1
N2 - Experimental methods were developed to simulate automotive environments and investigate the creep-rupture behavior of an isocyanurate base polyurethane matrix with a continuous strand, swirl mat E-glass reinforcement. The material under stress was exposed to various simulated automobile service conditions to test its creep-rupture properties. Results showed that environment had substantial effects on its creep strength durability. The resulting data were analyzed for deriving experimental based equations. Proposed guidelines and stress reduction factors were developed for automotive structural design applications.
AB - Experimental methods were developed to simulate automotive environments and investigate the creep-rupture behavior of an isocyanurate base polyurethane matrix with a continuous strand, swirl mat E-glass reinforcement. The material under stress was exposed to various simulated automobile service conditions to test its creep-rupture properties. Results showed that environment had substantial effects on its creep strength durability. The resulting data were analyzed for deriving experimental based equations. Proposed guidelines and stress reduction factors were developed for automotive structural design applications.
KW - Automotive
KW - Creep
KW - Durability
KW - Environmental effects
KW - Polymer-matrix composites
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036720740&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0921-5093(01)01899-8
DO - 10.1016/S0921-5093(01)01899-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036720740
SN - 0921-5093
VL - 334
SP - 312
EP - 319
JO - Materials Science and Engineering: A
JF - Materials Science and Engineering: A
IS - 1-2
ER -