Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) has been reinforced with type I and type II carbon fibres by a compression moulding technique. The composite is found to have markedly improved tensile and flexural properties, suggesting that it would be useful both as an improvement to current polyethylene components and as an inducement to more elaborate designs using the composite material.
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