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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2013
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, BE;
Mark J. Bonner, Leeds, GB;
Larissa Gorbatikh, Tervuren, BE;
Peter J. Hine, Leeds, GB;
Yentl Swolfs, Minderhout, BE;
Ignaas Verpoest, Kessel-Lo, BE;
Ian M. Ward, Leeds, GB;
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN, Leuven, BE;
Abstract
The present invention provides novel hybrid self-reinforced composites, combining an oriented brittle fibre and an oriented thermoplastic polymeric ductile fibre (as reinforcement phase) in the same thermoplastic polymeric matrix phase. The hybrid self-reinforced composites are strong and stiff, but in case of impact or crash they have high strain to failure and absorb a lot of energy. The present invention also relates to methods to produce said hybrid self-reinforced composites by a hot compaction technique.