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Influence of Annealing on the Performance of Short Glass Fiber-reinforced Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) Composites

Armagan Arici

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kocaeli University, 41040, Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkeyaarici{at}kou.edu.tr

Tamer Sinmazçelik

Levon Çapan

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kocaeli University, 41040, Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkey

Iskender Yilgör

Emel Yilgör

Department of Chemistry, Koc University, 34450, Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey

The influence of annealing on the morphology and the performance of randomly oriented short glass fiber-reinforced polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) composites have been investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMTA), impact tests, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Endotherms belonging to secondary crystals are seen 10–20 C above the annealing temperatures. DMTA results showed that the annealed samples had higher glass transition temperatures and elastic moduli values when compared with the quenched samples. The effect of microstructure on elastic deformation, crack formation, and crack propagation are studied with instrumented impact tester.

Key Words: glass fibers • polymer–matrix composites • impact behavior • thermal analysis

Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 39, No. 1, 21-33 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0021998305046432
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