Novel Heating Elements for Induction Welding of Carbon Fiber/Polyphenylene Sulfide Thermoplastic Composites

The aim of this research work is to characterize the mechanical behavior of multilayered carbon-fiber–reinforced polyphenylene sulfide composites with the application to assembly process of nonrigid parts. Two anisotropic hyperelastic material models were investigated and implemented in Abaqus as a user-defined material. An inverse characterization method was applied to identify the parameters of these material models. Finite element simulations at finite strains of a flexible composite sheet were carried out. Numerical results of sheet deformation were compared with the experimental results in order to evaluate the appropriateness of the material models developed for this application.

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Annealing Effects on the Crystallinity of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polyetheretherketone and Polyohenylene Laminate Composites Manufactured by Laser Automatic Tape Placement

Materials Science ◽

10.5755/j01.ms.26.3.21489 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 308-316

Author(s):

Svetlana RISTESKA ◽

Anka T. PETKOSKA ◽

Samoil SAMAK ◽

Marian DRIENOVSKY

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Composite Materials ◽

Carbon Fiber ◽

Processing Parameters ◽

Polyphenylene Sulfide ◽

Thermoplastic Composites ◽

Void Content ◽

Angle Of Incidence ◽

Annealing Step

In situ consolidation of thermoplastic composites by Automated Tape Placement (ATP) is challenging. High quality ATP grade pre-preg material and tape head equipped with an efﬁcient heat sources like lasers offer an opportunity towards high deposition rates and improved mechanical properties of composite materials. In this study uni-directional carbon fiber/ polyphenylene sulfide (UD tape prepreg CF/PPS), carbon fiber/polyetheretherketone (UD tape prepreg CF/PEEK) as well as blend of carbon fiber/polyetheretherketone/polyphenylene sulfide (UD tapes prepregs CF/PEEK/PPS) laminates are compared in terms of their properties after beeing processed by ATP technology. CF/PPS, CF/PEEK and blend CF/PPS/PEEK laminate specimens were processed using in-situ laser-assisted ATP (LATP) process. LATP processing parameters used in this study were chosen based on a preliminary trials; the results provide a basis for reﬁnement of these parameters and prepreg material with an optimal and balanced set of final mechanical properties. This study showed an attempt how to manage the processing parameters for LATP process and to obtain composite materials with tailored properties. The process for production of thermoplastic plates with LATP head in general is a process that is governed by many parameters such as: laser power, angle of incidence, roller pressure and temperature, placement speed, tool temperature, then types of the roller material and the tool material. These parameters are not subject of discussing in this paper; they are kept constant, and the goal of the paper is to manage the crystallinity level within the composite thermoplastic material during annealing step at different temperatures after LATP process. Also, the void content during the production process could be controlled. More particularly, the authors showed that composites based on PPS matrix manufactured with LATP process possess higher flexural strength, with less void content compared to samples based on PEEK matrix. These samples showed also higher crystallinity after annealing step.

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3D printed carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites: A review

Materials Today Proceedings ◽

10.1016/j.matpr.2020.12.609 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Nidhi Dixit ◽

Prashant K. Jain

Keyword(s):

Carbon Fiber ◽

Thermoplastic Composites ◽

Fiber Reinforced ◽

3D Printed ◽

Carbon Fiber Reinforced

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Polyphenylene sulfide composite laminate from flexible nonwovens and carbon fiber fabrics prepared by thermal lamination and thermal treatment

Polymer Bulletin ◽

10.1007/s00289-018-2667-5 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 76 (11) ◽

pp. 5633-5648 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Liang Zhao ◽

Ziping Huang ◽

Siwei Xiong ◽

Jiashun Peng ◽

Jiuxiao Sun ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Carbon Fiber ◽

Thermal Treatment ◽

Composite Laminate ◽

Polyphenylene Sulfide

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Interlaminar Fracture in Carbon Fiber/Thermoplastic Composites

MRS Proceedings ◽

10.1557/proc-170-351 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 170 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

J. A. Hinkley ◽

W. D. Bascom ◽

R. E. Allred

Keyword(s):

Fracture Toughness ◽

Carbon Fiber ◽

Carbon Fibers ◽

High Strain ◽

Thermoplastic Composites ◽

Plasma Modification ◽

Interlaminar Fracture Toughness ◽

Interlaminar Fracture ◽

Polyphenylene Oxide ◽

Commercial Carbon

AbstractThe surfaces of commercial carbon fibers are generally chemically cleaned or oxidized and then coated with an oligomeric sizing to optimize their adhesion to epoxy matrix resins. Evidence from fractography, from embedded fiber testing and from fracture energies suggests that these standard treatments are relatively ineffective for thermoplastic matrices. This evidence is reviewed and model thermoplastic composites (polyphenylene oxide/high strain carbon fibers) are used to demonstrate how differences in adhesion can lead to a two-fold change in interlaminar fracture toughness.The potential for improved adhesion via plasma modification of fiber surfaces is discussed. Finally, a surprising case of fiber-catalyzed resin degradation is described.

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Effects of Carbon Fiber Treatment on Interfacial Properties of Advanced Thermoplastic Composites

Polymer Journal ◽

10.1295/polymj.29.705 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 29 (9) ◽

pp. 705-707 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Gwomei Wu

Keyword(s):

Carbon Fiber ◽

Interfacial Properties ◽

Thermoplastic Composites ◽

Fiber Treatment

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Predictive Engineering Tools for Injection-Molded Long-Carbon-Fiber Thermoplastic Composites - Fourth FY 2015 Quarterly Report

10.2172/1252854 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Ba Nghiep Nguyen ◽

Leonard S. Fifield ◽

Eric J. Wollan ◽

Dale Roland ◽

Umesh N. Gandhi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Carbon Fiber ◽

Thermoplastic Composites ◽

Injection Molded ◽

Long Carbon Fiber

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The Micro–Macro Interlaminar Properties of Continuous Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polyphenylene Sulfide Laminates Made by Thermocompression to Simulate the Consolidation Process in FDM

Polymers ◽

10.3390/polym14020301 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 301

Author(s):

Jiale Hu ◽

Suhail Mubarak ◽

Kunrong Li ◽

Xu Huang ◽

Weidong Huang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Carbon Fiber ◽

3D Printing ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Fused Deposition Modeling ◽

Polyphenylene Sulfide ◽

Fiber Reinforced ◽

Continuous Fiber ◽

Fused Deposition ◽

Continuous Carbon Fiber ◽

Carbon Fiber Reinforced

Three-dimensional (3D) printing of continuous fiber-reinforced composites has been developed in recent decades as an alternative means to handle complex structures with excellent design flexibility and without mold forming. Although 3D printing has been increasingly used in the manufacturing industry, there is still room for the development of theories about how the process parameters affect microstructural properties to meet the mechanical requirements of the printed parts. In this paper, we investigated continuous carbon fiber-reinforced polyphenylene sulfide (CCF/PPS) as feedstock for fused deposition modeling (FDM) simulated by thermocompression. This study revealed that the samples manufactured using a layer-by-layer process have a high tensile strength up to 2041.29 MPa, which is improved by 68.8% compared with those prepared by the once-stacked method. Moreover, the mechanical–microstructure characterization relationships indicated that the compactness of the laminates is higher when the stacked CCF/PPS are separated, which can be explained based on both the void formation and the nanoindentation results. These reinforcements confirm the potential of remodeling the layer-up methods for the development of high-performance carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics. This study is of great significance to the improvement of the FDM process and opens broad prospects for the aerospace industry and continuous fiber-reinforced polymer matrix materials.

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