Mechanical properties of foamed long glass fiber reinforced polyphenylene sulfide integral sandwich structures manufactured by direct thermoplastic foam injection molding

2019 ◽  
Vol 220 ◽  
pp. 371-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Lohr ◽  
Björn Beck ◽  
Frank Henning ◽  
Kay André Weidenmann ◽  
Peter Elsner
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Injection Molding ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Sandwich Structures ◽  
Polyphenylene Sulfide ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Long Glass Fiber ◽  
Foam Injection Molding ◽  
Thermoplastic Foam

Process comparison on the microstructure and mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced polyphenylene sulfide using MuCell technology

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (15) ◽  
pp. 1020-1034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Lohr ◽  
Björn Beck ◽  
Frank Henning ◽  
Kay André Weidenmann ◽  
Peter Elsner
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Injection Molding ◽  
Fiber Orientation ◽  
Polyphenylene Sulfide ◽  
Injection Molding Process ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Molding Process ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Foam Injection Molding

The MuCell process is a special injection molding process which utilizes supercritical gas (nitrogen) to create integral foam sandwiches. The advantages are lower weight, higher specific properties and shorter cycle times. In this study, a series of glass fiber-reinforced polyphenylene sulfide foam blanks are manufactured using the MuCell injection molding process. The different variations of the process (low-pressure also known as structural foam injection molding) and high-pressure foam injection molding (also known as “core back expansion,” “breathing mold,” “precision opening,” decompression molding) are used. The sandwich structure and mechanical properties (tensile strength, bending strength, and impact behavior) of the microcellular and glass fiber-reinforced polyphenylene sulfide foams are systematically investigated and compared to compact material. The results showed that the injection parameters (injection speed, foaming mechanism) played an important role in the relative density of microcellular polyphenylene sulfide foams and the mechanical properties. It could be shown that the specific tensile strength decreased while increasing the degree of foaming which can be explained by the increased number of cells and the resulting cell size. This leads to stress peaks which lower the mechanical properties. The Charpy impact strength shows a significant dependence on the fiber orientation. The specific bending modulus of the high-pressure foaming process, however, surpasses the values of the other two processes showing the potential of this manufacturing variation especially with regard to bending loads. Furthermore, a high dependence of the mechanical properties on the fiber orientation of the tested specimens can be found.

INJECTION MOLDING OF FLAT GLASS FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTICS

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (15n16) ◽  
pp. 2555-2560 ◽  
Author(s):  
KAZUTO TANAKA ◽  
TSUTAO KATAYAMA ◽  
TATSUYA TANAKA ◽  
AKIHIRO ANGURI
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Injection Molding ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Fiber Length ◽  
Flat Glass ◽  
Circular Cross Section ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Attrition

During an injection molding of composite materials, fiber attrition occurs and the average fiber length is reduced. In order to control the breakage of fibers and degradation of mechanical properties during processing, Flat glass Fiber (FF), that has oval cross-section shape, has been developed to use for glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic (GFRTP). Using FF as reinforcement of GFRTP has advantages as following: (1) Fluidity of FF is better than conventional Normal glass Fiber (NF) with 'circular' cross-section; (2) Fiber breakage during the injection molding process using FF is smaller than that using NF. In this study, the mechanical properties of FF and NF were compared for reinforcement of long fiber thermoplastics pellets (LFT pellets). We have also investigated the effect of screw design on fiber damage and the mechanical properties. The mechanical properties of specimens molded by FF reinforcement LFT (FF-LFT) pellets were superior to these of NF reinforcement LFT (NF-LFT) pellets. The former could give composites with higher fluidity and longer residual fiber length. Moreover, FF was able to strengthen injection-molded samples with higher fiber content than NF. Low shear type screw was effective to prevent the fiber attrition during plasticization process, hence leads to better mechanical properties of GFRTP

Foam injection molding of glass fiber reinforced polypropylene composites with laminate skins

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (12) ◽  
pp. 4322-4332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pibulchai Kasemphaibulsuk ◽  
Marcel Holzner ◽  
Takashi Kuboki ◽  
Andrew Hrymak
Keyword(s):  
Injection Molding ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Polypropylene Composites ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Foam Injection Molding
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