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On the Structural Peculiarities of Self-Reinforced Composite Materials Based on UHMWPE Fibers

The structure of self-reinforced composites (SRCs) based on ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) was studied by means of Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering (WAXS), X-ray tomography, Raman spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and in situ tensile testing in combination with advanced...

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Autores principales: Zherebtsov, Dmitry, Chukov, Dilyus, Royaud, Isabelle, Ponçot, Marc, Larin, Ilya, Statnik, Eugene S., Drozdova, Taisia, Kirichenko, Alexey, Salimon, Alexey, Sherif, Galal, Besnard, Cyril, Korsunsky, Alexander M.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8123710/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33925323
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13091408
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author Zherebtsov, Dmitry
Chukov, Dilyus
Royaud, Isabelle
Ponçot, Marc
Larin, Ilya
Statnik, Eugene S.
Drozdova, Taisia
Kirichenko, Alexey
Salimon, Alexey
Sherif, Galal
Besnard, Cyril
Korsunsky, Alexander M.
author_facet Zherebtsov, Dmitry
Chukov, Dilyus
Royaud, Isabelle
Ponçot, Marc
Larin, Ilya
Statnik, Eugene S.
Drozdova, Taisia
Kirichenko, Alexey
Salimon, Alexey
Sherif, Galal
Besnard, Cyril
Korsunsky, Alexander M.
author_sort Zherebtsov, Dmitry
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description The structure of self-reinforced composites (SRCs) based on ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) was studied by means of Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering (WAXS), X-ray tomography, Raman spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and in situ tensile testing in combination with advanced processing tools to determine the correlation between the processing conditions, on one hand, and the molecular structure and mechanical properties, on the other. SRCs were fabricated by hot compaction of UHMWPE fibers at different pressure and temperature combinations without addition of polymer matrix or softener. It was found by WAXS that higher compaction temperatures led to more extensive melting of fibers with the corresponding reduction of the Herman’s factor reflecting the degree of molecular orientation, while the increase of hot compaction pressure suppressed the melting of fibers within SRCs at a given temperature. X-ray tomography proved the absence of porosity while polarized light Raman spectroscopy measurements for both longitudinal and perpendicular fiber orientations showed qualitatively the anisotropy of SRC samples. SEM revealed that the matrix was formed by interlayers of molten polymer entrapped between fibers in SRCs. Moreover, in situ tensile tests demonstrated the increase of Young’s modulus and tensile strength with increasing temperature.
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spelling pubmed-81237102021-05-16 On the Structural Peculiarities of Self-Reinforced Composite Materials Based on UHMWPE Fibers Zherebtsov, Dmitry Chukov, Dilyus Royaud, Isabelle Ponçot, Marc Larin, Ilya Statnik, Eugene S. Drozdova, Taisia Kirichenko, Alexey Salimon, Alexey Sherif, Galal Besnard, Cyril Korsunsky, Alexander M. Polymers (Basel) Article The structure of self-reinforced composites (SRCs) based on ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) was studied by means of Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering (WAXS), X-ray tomography, Raman spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and in situ tensile testing in combination with advanced processing tools to determine the correlation between the processing conditions, on one hand, and the molecular structure and mechanical properties, on the other. SRCs were fabricated by hot compaction of UHMWPE fibers at different pressure and temperature combinations without addition of polymer matrix or softener. It was found by WAXS that higher compaction temperatures led to more extensive melting of fibers with the corresponding reduction of the Herman’s factor reflecting the degree of molecular orientation, while the increase of hot compaction pressure suppressed the melting of fibers within SRCs at a given temperature. X-ray tomography proved the absence of porosity while polarized light Raman spectroscopy measurements for both longitudinal and perpendicular fiber orientations showed qualitatively the anisotropy of SRC samples. SEM revealed that the matrix was formed by interlayers of molten polymer entrapped between fibers in SRCs. Moreover, in situ tensile tests demonstrated the increase of Young’s modulus and tensile strength with increasing temperature. MDPI 2021-04-27 /pmc/articles/PMC8123710/ /pubmed/33925323 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13091408 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Zherebtsov, Dmitry
Chukov, Dilyus
Royaud, Isabelle
Ponçot, Marc
Larin, Ilya
Statnik, Eugene S.
Drozdova, Taisia
Kirichenko, Alexey
Salimon, Alexey
Sherif, Galal
Besnard, Cyril
Korsunsky, Alexander M.
On the Structural Peculiarities of Self-Reinforced Composite Materials Based on UHMWPE Fibers
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title_full On the Structural Peculiarities of Self-Reinforced Composite Materials Based on UHMWPE Fibers
title_fullStr On the Structural Peculiarities of Self-Reinforced Composite Materials Based on UHMWPE Fibers
title_full_unstemmed On the Structural Peculiarities of Self-Reinforced Composite Materials Based on UHMWPE Fibers
title_short On the Structural Peculiarities of Self-Reinforced Composite Materials Based on UHMWPE Fibers
title_sort on the structural peculiarities of self-reinforced composite materials based on uhmwpe fibers
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8123710/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33925323
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13091408
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