@inproceedings{00f2df78b8a0497aa70e6ba214192ff2,
title = "From process modeling to elastic property prediction for long-fiber injection-molded thermoplastics",
abstract = "This paper presents an experimental-modeling approach to predict the elastic properties of long-fiber injection-molded thermoplastics (LFTs). The approach accounts for fiber length and orientation distributions in LFTs. LFT samples were injection-molded for the study, and fiber length and orientation distributions were measured at different locations for use in the computation of the composite properties. The current fiber orientation model was assessed to determine its capability to predict fiber orientation in LFTs. Predicted fiber orientations for the studied LFT samples were also used in the calculation of the elastic properties of these samples, and the predicted overall moduli were then compared with the experimental results. The elastic property prediction was based on the Eshelby-Mori-Tanaka method combined with the orientation averaging technique. The predictions agree reasonably well with the experimental LFT data.",
author = "Nguyen, {Ba Nghiep} and Vlastimil Kunc and Frame, {Barbara J.} and Phelps, {Jay H.} and Tucker, {Charles L.} and Bapanapalli, {Satish K.} and Holbery, {James D.} and Smith, {Mark T.}",
year = "2007",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781605607030",
series = "SPE Automotive and Composites Divisions - 7th Annual Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition, ACCE 2007 - Driving Performance and Productivity",
pages = "851--865",
booktitle = "SPE Automotive and Composites Divisions - 7th Annual Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition, ACCE 2007 - Driving Performance and Productivity",
note = "7th Annual Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition, ACCE 2007 - Driving Performance and Productivity ; Conference date: 11-09-2007 Through 13-11-2007",
}