Experimental setup and method for the characterization of ply-ply adhesion for fiber-reinforced thermoplastics in melt
PIERIK Rens, ROUWMAAT Thijs, GROUVE Wouter, WIJSKAMP Sebastiaan, AKKERMAN Remko
download PDFAbstract. Process simulation software for hot press forming is a vital tool for the development of complex continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic parts for structural applications. The simulation tools need to be accurate to truly facilitate the design stage, which in turn requires accurate material characterizations and constitutive models. The material forming behavior is composed of different deformation mechanisms, one of which is the separation of adjacent plies or delamination. Currently, the resistance against delamination or ply-ply adhesion is modeled as a constant tensile stress that needs to be overcome, the value of which is based on an educated guess. To date, no standard exists to characterize this material property for thermoplastic matrix composites (TPC) in melt. Hence, we discuss and evaluate several methods to measure ply-ply adhesion of TPCs. The most promising approach, a so-called probe test, was further pursued and a setup was designed and manufactured for the use in a rheometer. Subsequently, we measured the required normal force to separate two C/LM-PAEK tapes in melt. Repeated tests on the same specimen resulted in an increasing adhesive peak force, which we relate to a change in the amount and distribution of the matrix material at the ply’s surface. The peak force increased also with increasing compression time and pressure. We found a reasonable correlation of the average measured peak force with the values currently assumed in simulation software.
Keywords
Hot Press Forming, Thermoplastic Matrix Composites (TPC), Ply-Ply Adhesion
Published online 4/19/2023, 10 pages
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Citation: PIERIK Rens, ROUWMAAT Thijs, GROUVE Wouter, WIJSKAMP Sebastiaan, AKKERMAN Remko, Experimental setup and method for the characterization of ply-ply adhesion for fiber-reinforced thermoplastics in melt, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 28, pp 267-276, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644902479-29
The article was published as article 29 of the book Material Forming
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