Abstract
Composites materials are used in automotive industry for their light weight and high
strength properties. With the progress signed in a new polymer matrix,
recyclable thermoplastic composite (TPC) materials, became an excellent
alternative to conventional materials. In this paper glass fiber reinforced TPC
materials manufactured with lamina sequence techniques of polyamide,
polypropylene matrix materials were used to realize
open hole tensile tests. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) were also performed by using
commercial software. The open-hole tensile tests results were compared with standard tensile tests
results to clarify circular hole influence on
the stress-strain behavior of the TPC materials. FEA results were also compared with the experimental data.