scholarly journals Calculation of the Thermal Stress when Subjected to an Electric Current on Glass and Carbon Fibers with Copper Coatings

2021 ◽  
Vol 346 ◽  
pp. 02017
Author(s):  
S. Fedorov ◽  
D. Borisov ◽  
V. Nelyub
Keyword(s):  
Electric Current ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
Glass Fibers ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Copper Coating ◽  
Thermal Heating ◽  
Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Copper Coatings ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Plastics

Two types of fibers (carbon and glass) are considered, as an object of research, on the surface of which a copper coating is applied with a thickness of 100 nm using magnetron sputtering technology. A finite element model of a coated fiber was built and simulated in the COMSOL Multiphysics software. As a result of the calculations, the values of the temperatures, arising during the passage of electric current on the surface of the fibers and copper coating, have been determined. This calculation makes it possible to simulate the thermal heating modes occurring in parts of fiberglass and carbon fiber reinforced plastics in the process of curing. As a result of calculations, it was found that copper coating significantly improves electrical conductivity, which is especially important for glass fibers, since its conductivity is considerably lower than carbon. The use of copper coating in the production of parts from fiberglass allows to regulate their thermophysical properties within a wide range.

Wear Mechanism of Unidirectionally Oriented Fiber-Reinforced Plastics

1977 ◽  
Vol 99 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Tsukizoe ◽  
N. Ohmae
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
Wear Behavior ◽  
High Modulus ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Sliding Direction ◽  
Oriented Fiber ◽  
Fiber Reinforcements ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Plastics

Wear between unidirectionally oriented fiber-reinforced-plastics and mild steel has been investigated. The wear behavior was found to be greatly influenced by the sliding direction, the mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced-plastics and by the tribological properties of fiber-reinforcements or matrices. A summarization of wear-resistance of seven different kinds of fiber-reinforced-plastics signified that the epoxy resin reinforced with high-modulus carbon fibers was the best wear-resistant fiber-reinforced-plastics.

scholarly journals Orthogonal Experimental Analysis and Mechanism Study on Electrochemical Catalytic Treatment of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastics Assisted by Phosphotungstic Acid

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1866
Author(s):  
Chun Pei ◽  
Peiheng Guo ◽  
Ji-Hua Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
Phosphotungstic Acid ◽  
Degradation Mechanism ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced

Preserving the integrity of carbon fibers when recycling carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRPs) has been unfeasible due to the harsh reaction conditions required to remove epoxy resin matrixes, which adversely affect the properties of carbon fibers. We establish a practicable and environmentally friendly reclamation strategy for carbon fibers. Carbon fibers are recycled from waste CFRPs by an electrochemical catalytic reaction with the assistance of phosphotungstic acid (PA), which promotes the depolymerization of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A/ethylenediamine (DGEBA/EDA) epoxy resin. The removal rate, mechanical strength, and microstructure of the recycled carbon fibers are analyzed to explore the mechanism of the electrochemical treatment. The influence of three factors—current density, PA concentration, and reaction time—are studied via an orthogonal method. Range analysis and variance analysis are conducted to investigate the significance of the factors. The optimal conditions are determined accordingly. The underlying CFRP degradation mechanism is also investigated.

Development of PCD Milling Tool for Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Plastics

2014 ◽  
Vol 1017 ◽  
pp. 411-414
Author(s):  
Takayuki Kitajima ◽  
Jumpei Kusuyama ◽  
Akinori Yui ◽  
Katsuji Fujii ◽  
Yosuke Itoh
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
Polycrystalline Diamond ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Plastic ◽  
Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Reinforced Plastic ◽  
Milling Tool ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced

Interest in carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) has been growing for the last several years. CFRP, a composite material made of carbon fibers and resins, has high mechanical characteristics and is well known as a difficult-to-cut material. During the process of drilling or cutting of CFRP, tool wear and delamination occur frequently. In this study, the authors developed a milling tool for CFRP using polycrystalline diamond, and the cutting performance of the developed tool was investigated.

scholarly journals Comparison of Electrical Contacting Techniques to Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics for Self-Strain-Sensing Applications

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Patrick Scholle ◽  
Sören Rüther ◽  
Michael Sinapius
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Contact Resistance ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
Electrical Contact ◽  
Surface Preparation ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced

The electrical conductivity of carbon fibers can be used to enable the design of intrinsically smart carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRPs). Resistance and impedance measurements of the structural material itself can then be used to measure physical stimuli such as strain or damage without requiring a dedicated sensor to be installed. Measuring the resistance with high precision requires good electrical contact between the measurement equipment and the conductive carbon fibers. In the literature, many different combinations of surface contacting material and surface preparation procedures are used, but only seldomly compared to one another. This article aims to compare frequently used electrical contact methods by analyzing their contact resistance to a pultruded CFRP rod. Furthermore, this study explores the change of contact resistance with increasing mechanical strain. The results show that contact resistance is highly dependent on both the material used for contacting the fibers as well as the surface preparation technique. From the combinations analyzed in this article, the electrodeposition in combination with a surface treatment using concentrated sulphuric acid shows the most promising results.

scholarly journals Fabrication of Fiber Reinforced Plastics by Ultrasonic Welding

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Andreas Gomer ◽  
Wei Zou ◽  
Niels Grigat ◽  
Johannes Sackmann ◽  
Werner Schomburg
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Glass Fibers ◽  
Ultrasonic Welding ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Cycle Times ◽  
Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Plastics

Ultrasonic fabrication of fiber reinforced plastics made from thermoplastic polymer films and carbon or glass fibers enables cycle times of a few seconds and requires investment costs of only some 10,000 €. Besides this, the raw materials can be stored at room temperature. A fiber content of 33 vol % and a tensile strength of approximately 1.2 GPa have been achieved by ultrasonic welding of nine layers of foils from polyamide, each 100 µm in thickness, and eight layers of carbon fibers, each 100 µm in thickness, in between. Besides unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite (CFRP) samples, multi-directional CFRP plates, 116 mm, 64 mm and 1.2 mm in length, width and thickness respectively, were fabricated by processing three layers of carbon fiber canvas, each 300 µm in thickness, and eight layers of polyamide foils, each 100 µm in thickness. Furthermore, both the discontinuous and the continuous ultrasonic fabrication processes are described and the results are presented in this paper. Large-scale production still needs to be demonstrated.

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