An Experimental and Numerical Study of the Tensile Behavior of PA6-GF30 under Various Environmental Conditions
Received: 7 November 2025 | Revised: 16 February 2026 | Accepted: 27 February 2026 | Online: 4 April 2026
Corresponding author: Adrian-Marius Pascu
Abstract
This study analyzed the tensile behavior of PA6-GF30 composite material exposed to different environments (ambient, distilled water, cooling oil, saline solution, and UV-C radiation). Experimental tests and numerical simulations were conducted using the Finite Element Method (FEM), yielding very good correlations between the experimental and simulated results. Experimentally, the PA6-GF30 specimens showed an increase in tensile strength after immersion in distilled water (+34.00%) and saline solution (+0.28%), whereas specimens exposed to cooling oil (-6.52%) and UV-C radiation (-24.89%) exhibited reduced tensile performance. Significant differences were also observed in strain and elastic modulus across the different environments.
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polyamide composites, glass fiber reinforcement, environmental degradation, mechanical properties, finite element analysis, aging effectsDownloads
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