Abstract
Abstract Improving the applicability of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) by carbon fiber/glass fiber reinforcement is of great interest. Glass fiber (GF)/carbon fiber (CF)/PET hybrid composites were fabricated by direct fiber feeding injection molding (DFFIM) process. The aim of DFFIM is to obtain longer fibers in composites in order to improve their mechanical properties. In this study, the mechanical properties of GF/PET composites fabricated by conventional injection molding and hybrid GF/CF/PET composites fabricated by DFFIM process were investigated. The influence of GF and CF volume fractions on fiber distribution, fiber orientation, and fiber length is discussed. Fiber distribution status was quantitatively measured by the fiber distribution index. Fiber agglomeration problem was observed by scanning electron microscopy. The results indicate that incorporating CF in GF/CF/PET hybrid composites by the DFFIM process greatly enhances mechanical performance even when only a small amount of CF is added. Too high GF content leads to less effective CF hybridization because it causes poor fiber distribution and poor fiber orientation and intensifies fiber attrition. The ideal volume fractions of GF and CF for fabricating GF/CF/PET hybrid composites by using DFFIM are provided.
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