Composite structures consisting of galvanized steel wire as a fiber and low density polyethylene as a thermoplastic matrix were manufactured by hot-press molding. The mechanical properties were experimentally determined. The effect of orientation angle and symmetric-antisymmetric structure was investigated under in-plane forces. An elastic-plastic numerical solution was carried out using finite element modeling (FEM) for some iteration numbers. Residual stresses and expansion of plastic zone have been illustrated in tables and figures.
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