An experimental study was conducted to evaluate the effect of water absorption on tensile and fatigue behaviors of an impact-modified short glass fiber polyamide-6 and a short glass fiber polybutylene terephthalate. Specimens were prepared in the longitudinal and transverse directions with respect to the injection mold flow direction and immersed in water. Kinetics of water absorption was studied and found to follow the Fick's law. Tensile tests were performed at room temperature with specimens in the longitudinal and transverse directions and with various degrees of water absorption. Mathematical relations were developed to represent tensile properties as a function of water content. Load-controlled tension-tension fatigue tests were conducted in both longitudinal and transverse directions and correlations between tensile and fatigue strengths were obtained. Specimen fracture surfaces were also microscopically studied and mechanisms of tensile and fatigue failures were identified.
Effect of Water Absorption on Tensile and Fatigue Behaviors of Two Short Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics
Sae Int. J. Mater. Manf
Sae International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing
SAE 2015 World Congress & Exhibition ; 2015
Sae International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing ; 8 , 2 ; 435-443
2015-04-14
9 pages
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
Fatigue , Molding , Glass fibers , Water , Tensile strength
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