scholarly journals Comparison of progressive damage between thermoset and thermoplastic CFRP composites under in-situ tensile loading

2020 ◽  
pp. 002199832097247
Author(s):  
Pavan S Rao ◽  
Mark Hardiman ◽  
Noel P O’Dowd ◽  
Tamer A Sebaey

The in-situ damage progression in three carbon fibre reinforced cross-ply composite systems under tensile loading is examined, namely, carbon IM7/epoxy, carbon IM7/PEEK and carbon AS4/polyamide. Epoxy is a thermoset polymer while polyether ether ketone (PEEK) and polyamide are thermoplastic. The thermoset composite is manufactured in an autoclave using matrix pre-impregnated with unidirectional carbon fibres, while the thermoplastic composites are manufactured using laser-assisted automated tape placement (LATP). A tensile microtester is mounted in a scanning electron microscope to observe the damage mechanisms in-situ under tensile loading. X-ray computed tomography scans are also carried out to examine porosity in the material systems. IM7/epoxy and IM7/PEEK displayed similar damage mechanisms: transverse cracking in 90° plies followed by fibre breakage in the 0° plies at the fillets and interlaminar fracture. AS4/polyamide displayed a different mechanism with fibre fracture appearing first in the 0° plies, followed by transverse cracking and interlaminar fracture. The effect of autoclave treatment on the materials manufactured by LATP has also been examined.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolò Maria della Ventura ◽  
Szilvia Kalácska ◽  
Daniele Casari ◽  
Thomas Edward James Edwards ◽  
Johann Michler ◽  
...  

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2450
Author(s):  
Andreas Borowski ◽  
Christian Vogel ◽  
Thomas Behnisch ◽  
Vinzenz Geske ◽  
Maik Gude ◽  
...  

Continuous carbon fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites have convincing anisotropic properties, which can be used to strengthen structural components in a local, variable and efficient way. In this study, an additive manufacturing (AM) process is introduced to fabricate in situ consolidated continuous fibre-reinforced polycarbonate. Specimens with three different nozzle temperatures were in situ consolidated and tested in a three-point bending test. Computed tomography (CT) is used for a detailed analysis of the local material structure and resulting material porosity, thus the results can be put into context with process parameters. In addition, a highly curved test structure was fabricated that demonstrates the limits of the process and dependent fibre strand folding behaviours. These experimental investigations present the potential and the challenges of additive manufacturing-based in situ consolidated continuous fibre-reinforced polycarbonate.


Materialia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 100993
Author(s):  
N. Armstrong ◽  
P.A. Lynch ◽  
P. Cizek ◽  
S.R. Kada ◽  
S. Slater ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 972-981
Author(s):  
Daniel Kaczmarek ◽  
Daniel Walczyk ◽  
James Garofalo ◽  
Margaret Sobkowicz-Kline

2021 ◽  
Vol 288 ◽  
pp. 123088
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zakir Sheikh ◽  
Muhammad Atif ◽  
Yulong Li ◽  
Fenghua Zhou ◽  
Muhammad Aamir Raza ◽  
...  

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 1951
Author(s):  
Yi Di Boon ◽  
Sunil Chandrakant Joshi ◽  
Somen Kumar Bhudolia

Fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites are gaining popularity in many industries due to their short consolidation cycles, among other advantages over thermoset-based composites. Computer aided manufacturing processes, such as filament winding and automated fiber placement, have been used conventionally for thermoset-based composites. The automated processes can be adapted to include in situ consolidation for the fabrication of thermoplastic-based composites. In this paper, a detailed literature review on the factors affecting the in situ consolidation process is presented. The models used to study the various aspects of the in situ consolidation process are discussed. The processing parameters that gave good consolidation results in past studies are compiled and highlighted. The parameters can be used as reference points for future studies to further improve the automated manufacturing processes.


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