SNAGGING RESISTANCE OF SPARSELY REINFORCED FLEXIBLE ELASTOMER SHEETS

Authors
PAN R WATT DF
Citation
R. Pan et Df. Watt, SNAGGING RESISTANCE OF SPARSELY REINFORCED FLEXIBLE ELASTOMER SHEETS, Polymer composites, 17(6), 1996, pp. 780-785
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences","Materials Sciences, Composites
Journal title
Polymer composites → ACNP
ISSN journal
02728397
Volume
17
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
780 - 785
Database
ISI
SICI code
0272-8397(1996)17:6<780:SROSRF>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
One objective of the work discussed in this paper is to develop a mate rial with high snag resistance, where snagging is the glancing penetra tion of a composite sheet by sharp objects. The best material of those tested to date is a soft polyurethane sheet reinforced sparsely with a web of extruded polyurethane fiber. Stiff carbon fibers sparsely dis tributed also give good snagging resistance, but closely spaced stiff fibers do not perform well in the ASTM Standard test for snag resistan ce.