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Protocols for Determining the Mechanical Properties of High Strength Copolymer Aramid Fibers

Published

Author(s)

Amanda L. Forster, Viviana Rodriguez Cardenas, Ajay Krishnamurthy, Amy E. Engelbrecht-Wiggans, Zois Tsinas

Abstract

The primary goal of the manuscript is to develop a protocol to prepare consistent specimens for accurate mechanical testing of high strength copolymer aramid fibers, by removing a coating and disentangling the individual fiber strands without introducing significant chemical or physical degradation.
Citation
Journal of Visualized Experiments
Volume
139
Pub Type
Journals

Download Paper

https://doi.org/10.3791/58124

Keywords

single fiber testing, mechanical testing, body armor
Materials, Mechanical properties and Polymers

Citation

Forster, A. , Rodriguez, V. , Krishnamurthy, A. , Engelbrecht-Wiggans, A. and Tsinas, Z. (2018), Protocols for Determining the Mechanical Properties of High Strength Copolymer Aramid Fibers, Journal of Visualized Experiments, [online], https://doi.org/10.3791/58124 (Accessed October 9, 2025)

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Created September 1, 2018, Updated November 10, 2018
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