The use of thermoplastic olefins like polypropylene is currently growing in the automotive industry. However, the increase of wastes from end of life vehicles represents a threat to our environment. Mechanical recycling is the most acceptable and ecological method. The purpose of this thesis is to identify the thermomechanical degradation mechanisms of PP-based composites, as a function of fillers content. Recycling was simulated by multiple extrusions. The considered fillers consist of ethylene octene copolymer and talc. The different properties of recycled PP-based composites were studied by a multiphysical approach. A detailed study of high strain rate and temperature sensitivities of recycled PP-based composites is achieved. The micromechanical modeling is used to predict the yield and the elastic behaviors of non-recycled and recycled materials.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:CCSD/oai:tel.archives-ouvertes.fr:tel-00962217 |
Date | 05 June 2013 |
Creators | Wang, Kui |
Publisher | Université de Strasbourg |
Source Sets | CCSD theses-EN-ligne, France |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | PhD thesis |
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