Fiber reinforced thermoplastic composition
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorErich O. Teutsch
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Abstract
A resin composition comprising of the reinforcing fibers a resin and a particular reinforcing fiber. The particular shape of the reinforcing fiber must be irregular in shape having a periodic irregularity of less than the average length of the fiber in the finished article. The periodic irregularity should occur at least twice in any given length of fiber. The resin is either a thermoplastic or a thermoset resin. The fiber has a modulus ether higher, essentially the same as or lower than the resin.
Claims17
A resin composition comprising in combination a resin and a particular shaped reinforcing fiber said composition having increased Izod impact strength, increased biaxial impact energy at maximum load and increased tensile strength compared to resin compositions containing a standard linear fiber wherein said particular fibers are irregular in shape, having a periodic irregularity of less than the average length of the fiber in the finished article and said resin being a thermoplastic resin or thermoset resin.
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