Effect of Recycled Polyvinyl Butyral (rPVB) Addition on the Tribological Performance of Glass-Fiber Reinforced Polyamide (PAGF) during Reciprocating Sliding Wear Conditions.

Plastic recycling in the automotive industry is a priority. In this study, the effect of adding recycled polyvinyl butyral (rPVB) from automotive windshields on the coefficient of friction (CoF) and specific wear rate () of a glass-fiber reinforced polyamide (PAGF) is investigated. It was found that, at 15 and 20 wt.

Scaling properties of randomly folded plastic sheets.

We study the scaling properties of randomly folded aluminum sheets of different thicknesses h and widths L . We found that the fractal dimension D=2.30+/-0.