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Nondestructive testing of defects in adhesive joints

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Tables<br />

Table 1. Summary <strong>of</strong> PP tape<br />

Width 1.5 mm<br />

Thickness 265µm<br />

Density 901±9 Kg/m 3<br />

Composition homopolymer (Novolen<br />

1104H melt flow <strong>in</strong>dex<br />

2 g/10 m<strong>in</strong> at 230 °C<br />

Tensile modulus (ISO<br />

527)<br />

and 2.16 kg load)<br />

4±0.5 GPa<br />

Table 3. Flexural properties <strong>of</strong> all-PP composite lam<strong>in</strong>ates<br />

Table 2. Tg and Tα at different<br />

oscillat<strong>in</strong>g frequenies<br />

Tg(°C) Tα(°C)<br />

0.01Hz 0.99 55<br />

0.1Hz 2.13 81<br />

1Hz 3.89 97<br />

10Hz 6.90 -<br />

Flexural properties<br />

Material Modulus (GPa) Strength (MPa) Stra<strong>in</strong> at max. load<br />

β-PP film 1.2±0.17 44±5 5.6±0.2<br />

all-PP composite 2.3±0.07 60±0.5 4.9±0.3<br />

Figure 1. Scheme <strong>of</strong> the tape w<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g process for the fabrication <strong>of</strong> all-PP composites

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