INFLUENCE OF MICRO-STRUCTURE ON FIBRE PUSH-OUT TESTS
Abstract
The investigations presented in this paper focus on the simulation of push-out tests on a long fibre reinforced thermoplastic (LFT) manufactured in a compression moulding process. The microstructure of LFT is strongly influenced by the manufacturing process and shows inhomogeneous distribution and orientation of the glass fibres. Figure 1 shows the surface of a polished specimen, which has been cut normal to the melt flow direction.<BR />The influence of geometrical parameters like, e.g., fibre arrangements and fibre misalignment is still not fully understood. For the interpretation of experimental data the afore-mentioned parameters must be taken into account. Therefore, a numerical study is performed to determine these influences on the mechanical behaviour in push-out experiments.
Event details
- Event
- TC15 Youth Symposium 2011
- Technical Committee
- TC15
- Place
- Chemnitz, GERMANY
- Time
- 25 May 2011 - 28 May 2011