Design, Manufacturing and mechanical and electrical properties evaluation of glass fiber reinforced PTFE polymer matrix composites

Composites that withstand high temperatures are one of the parameters that always is the focus of attention. Especially when this type of material in sensitive parts flying craft is used. Generally, sensitive parts of flying craft should be also, radar transparency, have good mechanical strength at high temperatures. PTFE matrix composite is one of the options suitable for this purpose. PTFE is one of the polymers that have high heat resistance and low dielectric constant. This article processing preparation of glass fiber reinforced PTFE polymer matrix composites with conventional sintering methods. Then composite sheets made from E-glass woven fabric with PTFE have been produced with conventional sintering methods. To achieve optimal sintering processing of PTFE matrix composite, various cycles of time and temperature were selected and the optimal sintering cycle for such composite materials is obtained by the design of the experimental method. Then the mechanical properties of composites with different sintering processes were measured. To determine the mechanical properties, a tensile test was performed, and to determine the electrical and electromagnetic properties, a dielectric constant test in X-band was performed. The loss tangent, as well as composite products obtained. The maximum tensile strength and tensile modulus were achieved in this research respectively equal to 130 Mpa and 3.65 GPa. Constant dielectric and Loss tangent of the samples produced in the x-band are 2.37 and 0.096, respectively. Finally, to validate results in this research, the results of the performed tests were compared with the results of other references in this context.