The effect of fiber concentration on fiber orientation in injection molded film gated rectangular plates

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 615-629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Kjær Jørgensen ◽  
Erik Andreassen ◽  
Dietmar Salaberger
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Orientation ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Fiber Concentration ◽  
Injection Molded

Predictions of fiber concentration in injection molding simulation of fiber-reinforced composites

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 1529-1544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huan-Chang Tseng ◽  
Rong-Yeu Chang ◽  
Chia-Hsiang Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Injection Molding ◽  
Fiber Orientation ◽  
Short Fiber ◽  
Core Structure ◽  
Particle Migration ◽  
Migration Behavior ◽  
Fiber Concentration ◽  
Numerical Predictions ◽  
Injection Molding Simulation ◽  
Injection Molded

The microstructures of injection-molded short fiber composites, involving fiber orientation and fiber concentration, strikingly influence flow behaviors and mechanical properties. Through the use of certain commercial software, reported numerical predictions of fiber orientation for the shell–core structure have been obtained to date. However, no work has been done on fiber concentration prediction available in processing simulations. In the theoretical field of suspension rheology, the suspension balance (SB) model has proven successful in capturing particle migration behavior under the simple Couette shear flow of “spherical” particle suspension, hence the attempt to verify the SB model applied in the “like-rod” suspensions. To predict flow-induced variations of fiber concentration, the SB model is implemented in 3-D-injection molding simulation with more general flows. It is remarkable for the shell–core structure is explored to reflect the relationship between fiber orientation and fiber concentration.

scholarly journals Prediction of Young’s Modulus for Injection Molded Long Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongyu Chen ◽  
Donald Baird
Keyword(s):  
Elastic Properties ◽  
Fourth Order ◽  
Fiber Orientation ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Elastic Stiffness ◽  
Fiber Content ◽  
Fiber Bundles ◽  
Fiber Concentration ◽  
High Fiber ◽  
Injection Molded

In this article, the elastic properties of long-fiber injection-molded thermoplastics (LFTs) are investigated by micro-mechanical approaches including the Halpin-Tsai (HT) model and the Mori-Tanaka model based on Eshelby’s equivalent inclusion (EMT). In the modeling, the elastic properties are calculated by the fiber content, fiber length, and fiber orientation. Several closure approximations for the fourth-order fiber orientation tensor are evaluated by comparing the as-calculated elastic stiffness with that from the original experimental fourth-order tensor. An empirical model was developed to correct the fibers’ aspect ratio in the computation for the actual as-formed LFTs with fiber bundles under high fiber content. After the correction, the analytical predictions had good agreement with the experimental stiffness values from tensile tests on the LFTs. Our analysis shows that it is essential to incorporate the effect of the presence of fiber bundles to accurately predict the composite properties. This work involved the use of experimental values of fiber orientation and serves as the basis for computing part stiffness as a function of mold filling conditions. The work also explains why the modulus tends to level off with fiber concentration.

scholarly journals Fibers Effects on Contract Turbulence Using a Coupling Euler Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 7126
Author(s):  
Wei Yang ◽  
Pei Hu
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Velocity Profile ◽  
Fiber Orientation ◽  
Bottom Layer ◽  
Orientation Distribution ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Fiber Concentration ◽  
Fibers Orientation ◽  
Process Strategy

Fiber additive will induce the rheological behavior of suspension, resulting in variation in velocity profile and fiber orientation especially for the non-dilute case. Based on the fluid-solid coupling dynamics simulation, it shows that the fiber orientation aligns along the streamline more and more quickly in the central turbulent region as the fiber concentration increases, especially contract ratio Cx > 4. However, fibers tend to maintain the original uniform orientation and are rarely affected by the contract ratio in the boundary layer. The fibers orientation in the near semi-dilute phase is lower than that in the dilute phase near the outlet, which may be the result of the hydrodynamic contact lubrication between fibers. The orientation distribution and concentration of the fibers change the viscous flow mechanism of the suspension microscopically, which makes a velocity profile vary with the phase concentration. The velocity profile of the approaching semi-dilute phase sublayer is higher than that of the dilute and semi-dilute phases on the central streamline and in the viscous bottom layer, showing weak drag reduction while the situation is opposite on the logarithmic layer of the boundary layer. The relevant research can provide a process strategy for fiber orientation optimization and rheological control in the industrial applications of suspension.

Weld Lining Strength of Injection Molded Jute/PLA and Jute/PP

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cuntao Wang ◽  
Yuqiu Yang ◽  
Masuo Urakami ◽  
Hiroyuki Hamada
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Orientation ◽  
Line Strength ◽  
Weld Line ◽  
Fiber Bundles ◽  
Interfacial Property ◽  
Fiber Distribution ◽  
Molded Parts ◽  
Injection Molded ◽  
Hybrid Mixtures ◽  
Better Than

Weld lines are formed inevitably when two separate melt fronts rejoin during injection molding. It has been reported that weld lines greatly weaken the strength of injection-molded parts. Therefore, in this paper the weld property of injection molded jute /PLA and jute/PP dumbbell shape specimen with weld line was investigated by changing pellets materials. In the study pultrusion technique was adopted to fabricate jute/PLA and jute/PP long fiber pellets (LFT) and it was found that fiber bundles in LFT specimens were not separated and dispersed well. As a result, in this paper re-compound pellets of LFT, i.e. RP was made. Then LFT, RP, and hybrid mixtures with the hybrid ratios of LFT50:RP50 were used to mold dumbbell shape specimens with or without weld line. In particular, the influence of different pellets on weld line strength of injection molded jute/PLA and jute/PP dumbbell shape specimens with weld line was discussed based on tensile test and SEM observation. It was found that tensile strength of RP specimens was higher than that of LFT both for jute/PLA and jute/PP, because fiber distribution and interfacial property of RP was much better than that of LFT. Weld line strength of RP was improved than that of LFT both for jute/PLA and jute/PP. RP of jute/PLA was more effective to improve the weld property than that of jute/PP. Weld line strength of jute/PP LFT increased as holding pressure increased from 44 to 88 MPa and decreased at 132 MPa holding pressure. It depends on the co-effect of fiber orientation and voids content.

Effect of the initial fiber alignment on the mechanical properties for GMT composite materials

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuyang Song ◽  
Umesh Gandhi ◽  
Adam Koziel ◽  
Srikar Vallury ◽  
Anthony Yang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Fiber Orientation ◽  
Fiber Length ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Length Distribution ◽  
Material Model ◽  
Bending Test ◽  
Process Conditions ◽  
Fiber Concentration ◽  
Finished Part

A glass-mat-reinforced thermoplastic (GMT) material is widely used in the automotive industry for components such as underbody shields, seat structures, front/rear bumper, and front-end modulus. Due to the higher residual length of the glass strands, GMT usually offers better mechanical properties than injection-molded fiber-reinforced thermoplastics. The GMT material is typically manufactured by compression molding (CM) of preimpregnated fibers–reinforced resin sheets called mat. Two types of mats, one with discontinuous random (RD) fibers and other with aligned continuous fibers, are considered in this study. A stack of such mats with different combinations is used to tailor the mechanical properties of the final part. During the CM, the fibers in the mat flow with the resin and change the alignment. In this study, we are presenting an approach to account for the initial condition, such as fiber length, orientation and concentration of the fibers in the mat, and process conditions used, to develop a material model for the finished part. First, a stack of mat with known fiber orientation, length, and concentration as initial conditions is simulated for CM to predict the fiber orientation in the finished part. Next, the material model for the finished parts is developed using a Mori–Tanaka homogenization approach. The fiber orientation in the finished part is mapped from the CM simulation. For the fiber concentration and fiber length distribution, we used an empirical approach. The cross section of the finished part is investigated under optical microscope, and the fiber length and concentration are estimated based on the microstructure and initial stacking of mats. The predicted fiber orientation tensor is verified with orientations measured using computerized tomography (CT) scan on actual parts. The material model is verified by comparing the predicted performance with the actual tensile and bending test results.

Creep Modeling for Injection-Molded Long-Fiber Thermoplastics

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ba Nghiep Nguyen ◽  
Vlastimil Kunc ◽  
Satish K. Bapanapalli
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Orientation ◽  
Fiber Length ◽  
Creep Model ◽  
Elastic Fibers ◽  
Injection Molding Process ◽  
Creep Response ◽  
Equivalent Inclusion Method ◽  
Long Fiber Thermoplastics ◽  
Orientation Distributions ◽  
Injection Molded

This paper proposes a model to predict the creep response of injection-molded long-fiber thermoplastics (LFTs). The model accounts for elastic fibers embedded in a thermoplastic resin that exhibits the nonlinear viscoelastic behavior described by the Schapery’s model. It also accounts for fiber length and orientation distributions in the composite formed by the injection-molding process. Fiber length and orientation distributions were measured and used in the analysis that applies the Eshelby’s equivalent inclusion method, the Mori-Tanaka assumption (termed the Eshelby-Mori-Tanaka approach) and the fiber orientation averaging technique to compute the overall strain increment resulting from an overall constant applied stress during a given time increment. The creep model for LFTs has been implemented in the ABAQUS finite element code via user-subroutines and has been validated against the experimental creep data obtained for long-glass-fiber/polypropylene specimens. The effects of fiber orientation and length distributions on the composite creep response are determined and discussed.

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