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Manufacturing Process Effect on the Mechanical Properties of Glass Fiber/Polypropylene Composite Under High Strain Rate Loading: Woven (W-GF-PP) and Compressed GF50-PP
Long glass fiber thermoplastic laminates have garnered significant attention for their potential use in designing structural parts across various sectors, including automotive, aerospace, and petroleum. The gr...
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Non-isothermal crystallization kinetics and its effect on the mechanical properties of homopolymer isotactic polypropylene
The non-isothermal crystallization of the isotactic Polypropylene (iPP) was studied using differential scanning calorimetry and polarizing optical microscopy. Jeziorny’s model and Ozawa’s theoretical approache...
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Additive Manufacturing of Polymer-Based Composites Using Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF): a Review
In this review paper, recent developments in the Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) approach are provided for composite materials. Influencing parameters in FFF process such as road width, print speed, layer thi...
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Modeling of Short Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites Subjected to Multi‐block Loading
Short Fiber Reinforced Composite (SFRC) structures exhibit multiple microstructures (due to material flow during the process). They are generally subjected to variable amplitude loadings. In this context, a ro...
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Enhancement of adhesion between the polymeric liner and the metallic connector of high-pressure hydrogen storage tank
The importance of manufacturing of hydrogen fuel tanks due to the application of hydrogen fuels in clean and recyclable energy is one of the most important issues of substituting the petroleum fuels. They cons...
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Rotational Molding of Polyamide-12 Nanocomposites: Modeling of the Viscoelastic Behavior
Nowadays, polyamide 12 (PA-12) is considered as an interesting polymer in the rotomolding process to manufacture different pieces like the liner part in the storage hydrogen tank (type IV). In this study, the ...
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Toward the understanding of temperature effect on bonding strength, dimensions and geometry of 3D-printed parts
Fused filament fabrication (FFF), which is an additive manufacturing technique, opens alternative possibilities for complex geometries fabrication. However, its use in functional products is limited due to ani...
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Sheet Molding Compound Automotive Component Reliability Using a Micromechanical Damage Approach
The mastering of product reliability is essential for industrial competitiveness. If for metallic materials the topic is well-known, especially in automotive industry, Original Equipment Manufacturers are expe...
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Micromechanical Modelling of Dynamic Behavior of Advanced Sheet Molding Compound (A-SMC) Composite
Passive safety, particularly in the transport industry, requires maximizing the dissipation of energy and minimizing the decelerations undergone by a vehicle following a violent impact (crash). This paper prop...
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Two Hybrid Approaches to Fatigue Modeling of Advanced-Sheet Molding Compounds (A-SMC) Composite
To reinforce the environmental standards, we need to strengthen the lightening of vehicles and to generalize new composite materials in order to reduce weight. To use these innovative composite materials in th...
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Effect of a Post-Fatigue Damage on the Residual Dynamic Behavior of Advanced-SMC Composites
The purpose of this article is to investigate the effect of an initial pre-damage induced by a fatigue loading on the tensile dynamic behavior of Advanced Sheet Molding Compounds (A-SMC). Tension-tension fatig...
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Conventional rotational molding process and aerodynamic characteristics of an axial-flow hollow blades rotor
In this work, the rotational molding process is developed to manufacture in one piece an axial-flow turbomachine rotor with hollow blades. Giving to our knowledge, this process has never been employed in the m...
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Implementation of surface tension force in fluid flow during reactive rotational molding
During Reactive Rotational Molding (RRM), it is very important to predict the fluid flow in order to obtain the piece with homogeneous shape and high quality. This prediction may be possible by simulation the ...
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An investigation on the kinetics of lead recovery from smelting furnace slag using hydrochloric acid
With regard to the large amount produced from this type of slag in flash lead smelting furnace of Ghaniabad plant and considerable lead content of the slag, the recovery of lead is of prime importance. This re...
