62466 1993 eng 131 136 47 1993 article Elsevier 0 -- -- -- Unidirectional composites of high-strength polyethylene fibres and epoxy resin matrix were continuously produced by a die drawing process. In order to increase the adhesion between fibre and matrix, the fibre surface was treated with a low-pressure oxygen plasma. Composites with fibre volume fractions up to 0.69 were obtained, their density being about 1.03g/cm^3. Composites of oxygen-treated fibres achieved the theoretical tensile strength. Composites Science and Technology 10.1016/0266-3538(93)90042-F publish false true Dirk Bettge Georg Hinrichsen eng uncontrolled Gels-spun PE fibre eng uncontrolled Composite eng uncontrolled Spectra 1000 eng uncontrolled Plasma treatment Ingenieurwissenschaften und zugeordnete Tätigkeiten Verlagsliteratur Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access")