Article
Materials Science, Composites
Kathleen Schuurbiers, Larissa Gorbatikh, Yentl Swolfs
Summary: High-performance polymer fibres have excellent tensile and physical properties but poor compressive performance, which limits their use in structural composite applications. Testing unidirectional thermoset composites made with three types of polymer fibres in shear-loaded compression confirmed their poor compressive performance despite good fibre alignment, low porosity, and decent interfacial adhesion. The collapse of the fibres rather than microbuckling was identified as the main cause. The finite element model developed predicted that the short gauge lengths needed to avoid buckling led to significant strain concentrations due to the grips, resulting in underestimation of the compressive modulus and potentially the rest of the compressive stress in the stress-strain diagram.
JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Polymer Science
Elisabetta Morici, Nadka Tz Dintcheva
Summary: Thermoset materials and their composites have important applications in aircraft, wind turbines, and constructions, and the interest in their recycling is growing. Successful recovery and valorization of these materials require degradation of their structures and recovery of valuable components. This mini-review focuses on the formulation and recovery methods of innovative thermoset materials with built-in recyclability. The aim is to provide an overview of thermoset recycling and commonly used composites, as well as novel formulating strategies. This review is also a valuable guide for students and technicians in polymer production and recycling.
Review
Polymer Science
Molly Hall, Xuesen Zeng, Tristan Shelley, Peter Schubel
Summary: This paper provides a critical review of different data collection and cure state correlation methods for thermoset polymer composites. It includes details of sensor configurations, governing equations, data verification techniques, and discusses qualitative and quantitative analysis methods. The capability and limitations of these methods are analyzed in identifying cure state information for the materials under investigation.
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Cheng Chen, Anoush Poursartip, Goran Fernlund
Summary: The study reveals that the glass transition of toughening particles has different effects on the interlaminar G12 and G13 in two ways, by changing microstructural characteristics in the pre-gelation stage and reducing shear modulus in the post-gelation stage.
COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING
(2021)
Article
Polymer Science
Chenping Zhang, Yugang Duan, Hong Xiao, Ben Wang, Yueke Ming, Yansong Zhu, Fugan Zhang
Summary: This paper investigates the interlaminar bond strength of laser in-situ consolidation CF/PEEK thermoplastic composites. The results show that porosity significantly affects the interlaminar shear strength, while there is no correlation between crystallinity and interlaminar shear strength. The interlaminar shear strength in the heated tool in-situ consolidation group is significantly higher than the constant pressure in-situ consolidation group.
Article
Mechanics
Iryna Tretiak, Luiz F. Kawashita, Stephen R. Hallett
Summary: This research focuses on predicting the short beam shear (SBS) strength of composite materials containing voids using X-ray CT scanning and mechanical testing, and considers the non-uniformity in shear stress distribution.
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
Esteban Araya-Hermosilla, Alice Giannetti, Guilherme Macedo R. Lima, Felipe Orozco, Francesco Picchioni, Virgilio Mattoli, Ranjita K. Bose, Andrea Pucci
Summary: This material demonstrates a reversible temperature-triggered self-healing mechanism using furanic pendant moiety and bismaleimide with Diels-Alder reaction, along with a reversible electrically conductive polymer network achieved by adding reduced graphene oxide. Additionally, the electrical conductivity is activated at temperatures higher than 100 degrees C, showing potential applications as electronic switches in self-healing soft devices.
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Pavan S. Rao, Mark Hardiman, Noel P. O'Dowd, Tamer A. Sebaey
Summary: The in-situ damage progression of three carbon fibre reinforced cross-ply composite systems under tensile loading was examined, showing different damage mechanisms between different systems. X-ray computed tomography scans were carried out to examine porosity in the material systems, and the effect of autoclave treatment on materials manufactured by LATP was also investigated.
JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Facundo Sosa-Rey, Yahya Abderrafai, Audrey Diouf Lewis, Daniel Therriault, Nicola Piccirelli, Martin Levesque
Summary: A method for segmenting the morphology and fiber distribution of high-performance short fiber reinforced polymers (SFRPs) using tomographic scans is presented. The method is validated and can be used for mechanical modeling and understanding the relationship between processing parameters, morphology, and mechanical behavior of SFRPs.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
Ling Luo, Boming Zhang, Yongpeng Lei, Guowei Zhang, Zhenchong Zhang, Bangke Meng, Zhen Liu
Summary: The study utilized a comprehensive approach combining deep learning algorithm and theoretically driven equation to automatically identify and analyze microscopic voids in composite materials, investigating their relationship with interlaminar shear strength. Experimental results demonstrated that the proposed method can accurately obtain ILSS values for laminates with different void contents.
POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Diwahar Periasamy, Bharathi Manoharan, K. Niranjana, D. Aravind, Senthilkumar Krishnasamy, Varagunapandiyan Natarajan
Summary: This study explores the use of recycled thermosetting polymer waste (RTPW) in the fabrication of composites with high-density polyethylene (HDPE). The results show that incorporating RTPW enhances the thermal behavior of the HDPE composites, improving melt flow index, heat deflection temperature, and VICAT softening temperature while minimally affecting the crystallinity of HDPE.
POLYMER COMPOSITES
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Zongwu Zhang, Yijie Zhou, Yu Yang, Xiaoyan Ma, Lixin Xuan, Xiao Wu
Summary: Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSSs) were synthesized and utilized as unique building blocks to prepare high performance low-k composites (POSS/BPA or POSS/FBPA) through rational design. These materials exhibited superior dielectric, thermal, hydrophobic, and mechanical properties, making them highly potential for advanced microelectronic industry and instructive for academic fields.
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Nicholas Elderfield, Joanna C. H. Wong
Summary: It is shown that discrete in-situ consolidation (DISC) can significantly reduce porosity and increase mechanical performance in continuous fiber-reinforced polymer composites deposited by fused filament fabrication (FFF). By alternating between material deposition and DISC, well-consolidated material can be built up layer-by-layer. DISC technology is also demonstrated to be suitable for manufacturing geometrically complex forms.
COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Donald Klosterman, Charles Browning, Issa Hakim, Kyle Lach
Summary: This study aimed to revisit the effect of porosity in fiberglass composites and tried different methods to create controlled voids. The water spray method proved to produce significantly different levels of porosity, but required drying after curing. Voids influenced the horizontal propagation of cracks between layers, but did not act as initiation sites for failure.
JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
(2021)
Review
Materials Science, Composites
Khurshid Malik, Faiz Ahmad, Ebru Gunister
Summary: This paper reviews kenaf fiber reinforced thermoset composites (KFTCs) and their hybrids, presenting an overview of their basic components, fabrication techniques, performance, matrix and fiber modifications, as well as application and future potential scope. It provides detailed insights into the mechanical, thermal-physical, water absorption, and durability properties of KFTCs and their hybrids, aiming to serve as a reliable reference for optimizing their performance.
APPLIED COMPOSITE MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Basile de Parscau du Plessix, Frederic Jacquemin, Patrice Lefebure, Steven Le Corre
JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
(2016)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
B. de Parscau du Plessix, S. Le Corre, F. Jacquemin, P. Lefebure, V. Sobotka
COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING
(2016)
Article
Optics
M. A. Badri, P. Jolivet, B. Rousseau, S. Le Corre, H. Digonnet, Y. Favennec
JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE SPECTROSCOPY & RADIATIVE TRANSFER
(2018)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Emmanuelle Abisset-Chavanne, Rabih Mezher, Steven Le Corre, Amine Ammar, Francisco Chinesta
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Sana Koubaa, Steven Le Corre, Christian Burtin
JOURNAL OF REINFORCED PLASTICS AND COMPOSITES
(2013)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Rima Sfar Zbed, Steven Le Corre, Vincent Sobotka
Summary: The high dimensional accuracy of thermoset composite parts poses a challenge for manufacturers in the aeronautical industry, requiring a deep understanding of cure behavior to prevent shape deformations caused by internal stresses. Experimental investigations using PvT-HADDOC reveal higher coefficients of thermal expansion along the thickness direction in liquid and cured states. The orthotropic behavior of the IMA/M21 system is attributed to the presence of interleaf layers of resin within the prepreg plies.
COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Yvan Denis, Tuan-Linh Nguyen, Damien Lecointe, Steven Le Corre, Arthur Levy
Summary: This paper investigates new phenomena occurring during the oven/autoclave consolidation of thicker thermoplastic composites and compares experimental approaches with numerical simulations to validate a proposed thermokinetics model.
JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
(2022)
