Mechanical and physical properties of puncture-resistance plank made of recycled selvages

Glass woven fabric interlayered nonwovens composed of Nylon 6 staple fibers, recycled Kevlar fibers, and low-Tm polyester fibers are prepared into the glass-interlayer plank. Afterwards, their tensile strength, bursting strength, quasistatic and dynamic puncture resistances are evaluated by changing low-Tm polyester and Kevlar fibers mass fractions. The results show that when comprising 30 wt% of low-Tm polyester fibers and 20 wt% of Kevlar fibers, the composite plank yields the maximum tensile strength, bursting strength, quasi-static and dynamic puncture resistances. The double planks arranged in cross direction have higher quasi-static and dynamic puncture resistances than those oriented in parallel direction. According to stereoscope observations, the quasi-static and dynamic puncture resistances of glass-interlayer plank have different fracture mechanism for resisting against spike penetration. In addition, the bursting strength is proportional to quasistatic puncture resistance.