Print Email Facebook Twitter Performance of all-Polypropylene composites at LNG temperatures Title Performance of all-Polypropylene composites at LNG temperatures Author Atli-Veltin, B. Publication year 2017 Abstract In the small scale LNG infrastructure, composite materials are scarcely employed. Potentially, cost effective solutions for LNG applications could be developed thanks to the advantages of composite materials over metals such as weight savings, design flexibility and recyclability. The research presented in this paper focuses on the mechanical performance of fully recyclable, thermoplastic Polypropylene (PP) composite tapes at cryogenic LNG temperatures. Quasi-static tensile tests performed on [±45] laminates made of plain woven plies of PURE® show that at - 196°C the behavior is bilinear with the failure strain of 6.5% and failure stress of 37 MPa. Such non-brittle failure behavior of PP is desirable for cryogenic applications. The other results presented in the paper contains [0/90] laminate results and the interlaminar shear strength characteristics at room and cryogenic temperatures. © Copyright 2017 ASME. Pressure Vessels and Piping Division Subject 2015 Fluid & Solid MechanicsSD - Structural DynamicsTS - Technical SciencesMaritime & OffshoreMarineEnergyComposite materialsCost effectivenessCryogenicsFailure (mechanical)LaminatesPlastic recyclingPressure vesselsShear strengthTensile testing To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:c875dcd9-5c1b-4c01-a747-dc9d60b9c41f DOI https://doi.org/10.1115/pvp2017-65209 TNO identifier 782381 Publisher American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) ISBN 9780791857991 ISSN 0277-027X Source ASME 2017 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP 2017. 16 July 2017 through 20 July 2017, 6A-2017 Series American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP Document type conference paper Files To receive the publication files, please send an e-mail request to TNO Library.