A rapid technique for observing fibre orientation in carbon fibre-reinforced thermoplastics

1985 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Folkes ◽  
H. A. Potts
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fibre ◽  
Fibre Orientation ◽  
Rapid Technique ◽  
Reinforced Thermoplastics

scholarly journals Modelling the permeability of random discontinuous carbon fibre preforms

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (20) ◽  
pp. 2739-2751
Author(s):  
Zhaofei Xiao ◽  
Xiaoling Liu ◽  
Lee T Harper ◽  
Andreas Endruweit ◽  
Nicholas A Warrior
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fibre ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Fibre Orientation ◽  
Orientation Distribution ◽  
Binder Content ◽  
Fibre Bundles ◽  
Local Permeability ◽  
Meso Scale ◽  
Fibre Orientation Distribution ◽  
Upper Boundary

A force-directed algorithm was developed to create representative geometrical models of fibre distributions in directed carbon fibre preforms. Local permeability values were calculated for the preform models depending on the local fibre orientation, distribution and volume fraction. The effect of binder content was incorporated by adjusting the principal permeability values of the meso-scale discontinuous fibre bundles, using corresponding experimental data obtained for unidirectional non-crimp fabrics. The model provides an upper boundary for the permeability of directed carbon fibre preform architectures, where predictions are within one standard deviation of the experimental mean for all architectures studied.

Torque-Fiber-Winding (TFW)-Procedure: Manufacturing of Textile-Based Unidirectional Prepreg for Raw Material and Material Development of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastics

2017 ◽  
Vol 742 ◽  
pp. 498-505
Author(s):  
Angelika Kolonko ◽  
Frank Helbig ◽  
Jürgen Tröltzsch ◽  
Daisy Nestler ◽  
Lothar Kroll
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fibre ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Single Layer ◽  
Nonwoven Fabric ◽  
Fibre Volume ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Laboratory Staff ◽  
Material Development ◽  
Fiber Winding ◽  
Reinforced Thermoplastics

There is the need to determine the process capability of available and novel carbon fibre (CF) roving with minimal material and reproducible procedures in the field of research and development of continuous fibre reinforced composites and structural components, as well as to identify the power delivery in thermoplastic laminate constructions. The innovative TFW procedure with the appropriate system technology allows the production of piece size variable unidirectional (UD) prepreg in a continuous sequential process of spiral winding. A flexible surface design, resulting in the partial fixation of a single highly spread CF roving on fine nonwoven fabric. By defined accumulating of composite components, the fibre volume content (FVC) is adjustable and correspond to the level of spreading and to the grammage of nonwoven fabric. Minimum single layer thickness promote compound homogeneity and thereby allow the generation of greatest possible degrees of freedom in load-oriented structural design of CF-reinforced thermoplastic lightweight products in the laboratory staff.

scholarly journals Effect of Carbon Nanotube Deposition Time to the Surface of Carbon Fibres on Flexural Strength of Resistance Welded Carbon Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastics Using Carbon Nanotube Grafted Carbon Fibre as Heating Element

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuto Tanaka ◽  
Takanobu Nishikawa ◽  
Kazuhiro Aoto ◽  
Tsutao Katayama
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Carbon Fibre ◽  
Deposition Time ◽  
Heating Element ◽  
Resistance Heating ◽  
Carbon Fibres ◽  
Lap Shear ◽  
Reinforced Thermoplastics

In recent years, carbon fibre reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTP) are expected to be used as lightweight structural materials for mass-produced vehicles. CFRTP with thermoplastics as matrix allows us to weld them using melting of matrix by heating. We have been developing a direct resistance heating method, which uses carbon fibres as the resistance heating element. Carbon nanotube (CNT) is expected to be used as additive to FRP and we reported that the fibre/matrix interfacial shear strength was improved by grafting CNT on the surface of carbon fibres and tensile lap-shear strength was improved by using CNT grafted carbon fibre as the heating element for welding. For the practical use of CFRTP for structural parts, flexural strength is also necessary to be evaluated. In this study, flexural test was carried out to clarify the effect of CNT deposition time to the surface of carbon fibres on flexural strength of resistance welded CFRTP using CNT grafted carbon fibre as the heating element. The highest flexural strength was obtained when CNT10, for which CNT is grafted on the carbon fibres for deposition time of 10 min, was used for the heating element of resistance welding. In the case of CNT deposition time of 60 min, the lowest flexural strength was obtained because of the poor impregnation of the resin into the carbon fibre due to the excess CNT on the carbon fibres.

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