Specimen type

Fiber loading content (wt%)

Fiber strength (MPa)

Critical fiber length, lc

(mm)

Average fiber length

(mm)

Average Fiber orientation coefficient

Composite strength (MPa)

Measured interfacial shear strength, t (MPa)

t’s difference between Kelly-Tyson and nano-indentation (%)

DFFIM GF/PET

16

1500

0.54

0.51

0.92

88.0

25

−1.2

28

0.58

0.39

0.93

110.3

23.3

−8.0

43.3

0.83

0.45

0.92

135.6

16.2

−35.7

55.2

0.78

0.35

0.92

150.9

17.3

−31.6