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ArticlePolymers2025

Impact Value Improvement of Polycarbonate by Addition of Layered Carbon Fiber Reinforcement and Effect of Electron Beam Treatment.

Yoshitake Nishi, Naruya Tsuyuki, Michael C Faudree, Helmut Takahiro Uchida, Kouhei Sagawa, Yoshihito Matsumura, Michelle Salvia, Hideki Kimura

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Article in Polymers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yoshitake NishiGraduate School of Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka 259-1292, Japan.
Naruya TsuyukiGraduate School of Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka 259-1292, Japan.
Michael C FaudreeGraduate School of Science & Technology, Tokai University, Hiratsuka 259-1292, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2016-0899
Helmut Takahiro UchidaGraduate School of Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka 259-1292, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6329-2077
Kouhei SagawaGraduate School of Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka 259-1292, Japan.
Yoshihito MatsumuraGraduate School of Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka 259-1292, Japan.
Michelle SalviaEcole Centrale de Lyon, CEDEX, 69134 Ecully, France.
Hideki KimuraGraduate School of Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka 259-1292, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2877-4983

Funding

Dissimilar Metal Joining Technology with Carbon Fiber 04-203
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polycarbonate (PC) is a highly recyclable thermoplastic with high impact strength that bodes well to re-melting extrusion and shredding for positive environmental impact. For the goal of improving impact strength further, layered carbon fiber (CF) reinforcement has been added between PC sheets by hot pressing at 6.0 MPa and 537 K for 8 min. An addition of cross-weave CF layer reinforcement to PC increased Charpy impact value,

Indexed as

carbon fibercompositeelectron beamimpact valuepolycarbonaterecyclable thermoplastic

Identifiers

PMID40284299
PMCPMC12030248

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