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Direct processing of structural thermoplastic composites using rapid isothermal stamp forming

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Reynolds, Neil, Awang-Ngah, S., Williams, Geraint J. and Hughes, Darren J. (2020) Direct processing of structural thermoplastic composites using rapid isothermal stamp forming. Applied Composite Materials, 27 . pp. 107-115. doi:10.1007/s10443-020-09797-4 ISSN 0929-189X.

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Abstract

A novel rapid isothermal stamp forming process is proposed which enables the rapid manufacture of structural thermoplastic composite laminate parts directly from multilayer hybrid fabrics comprising stitched unidirectional carbon fibre-thermoplastic polymer veil. The process employs rapid-response variothermal tooling, allowing macro-scale (fabric forming/draping) and micro-scale (fibre wetting/laminate consolidation) composite material transformation processes to occur isothermally above the constituent polymer matrix melt temperature (Tm), thus manufacturing a composite component directly from a hybrid dry fabric in a single press cycle in a relatively short overall cycle time. The proposed rapid isothermal stamp forming (RISF) concept is presented, and details of the process are given along with some considerations made throughout the formulation of the process. As a result of the RISF process development work, candidate manufacturing parameters were derived, delivering parts that exhibit acceptable composite laminate microstructure and mechanical performance within a press station cycle time of 330 s.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Thermoplastic composites, Carbon fibers, Thermoplastics, Composite materials in automobiles
Journal or Publication Title: Applied Composite Materials
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
ISSN: 0929-189X
Official Date: 7 April 2020
Dates:
DateEvent
7 April 2020Published
9 March 2020Accepted
Volume: 27
Page Range: pp. 107-115
DOI: 10.1007/s10443-020-09797-4
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 14 April 2020
Date of first compliant Open Access: 14 April 2020
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
UNSPECIFIEDComposites Innovation ClusterUNSPECIFIED

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