The effect of processing parameter on composite’s impact strength of continuous unidirectional polypropylene-glass fiber composite

Abstract

Polypropylene-Glass fiber composite is one of the cost-effective materials in engineering applications. Continuous Glass Fiber-Reinforced composite manufactured using injection molding temperature is an interesting topic to be researched. Further knowledge on how injection molding processing parameter variables could affect the mechanical properties of the composite can give an insight to understand one of the many factors determining the mechanical properties of composite material. This study aims to find the correlation between impact strength of polypropylene-glass fiber composite with processing parameters of injection molding process namely temperature and injection pressure.Polypropylene-Glass fiber composite is one of the cost-effective materials in engineering applications. Continuous Glass Fiber-Reinforced composite manufactured using injection molding temperature is an interesting topic to be researched. Further knowledge on how injection molding processing parameter variables could affect the mechanical properties of the composite can give an insight to understand one of the many factors determining the mechanical properties of composite material. This study aims to find the correlation between impact strength of polypropylene-glass fiber composite with processing parameters of injection molding process namely temperature and injection pressure.