TY - JOUR
T1 - An experimental study on the role of different void removal mechanisms in VBO processing of advanced thermoplastic composites
AU - Swamy, Jagadeesh N.
AU - Grouve, Wouter J.B.
AU - Wijskamp, Sebastiaan
AU - Akkerman, Remko
PY - 2023/3/8
Y1 - 2023/3/8
N2 - The current study is focused on understanding the role of different void removal mechanisms in VBO processing of advanced thermoplastic composites. For this purpose, two commercially available Carbon/Poly-Ether-Ketone-Ketone (C/PEKK) tape materials were evaluated, distinct in morphologies, such as surface roughness and fiber-matrix distribution, and physical characteristics, mainly the presence of volatiles. The VBO consolidation results proved that the void reduction and removal mechanisms varied depending on the tape material. However, restricting the void reduction mechanism to dissolution and diffusion alone. Depending on the tape material, a significant difference in the consolidation dwell time was observed to achieve
AB - The current study is focused on understanding the role of different void removal mechanisms in VBO processing of advanced thermoplastic composites. For this purpose, two commercially available Carbon/Poly-Ether-Ketone-Ketone (C/PEKK) tape materials were evaluated, distinct in morphologies, such as surface roughness and fiber-matrix distribution, and physical characteristics, mainly the presence of volatiles. The VBO consolidation results proved that the void reduction and removal mechanisms varied depending on the tape material. However, restricting the void reduction mechanism to dissolution and diffusion alone. Depending on the tape material, a significant difference in the consolidation dwell time was observed to achieve
KW - Voids
KW - Vacuum-bag-only
KW - Thermoplastic composites (TPCs)
KW - Volatiles
KW - Out-of-autoclave
U2 - 10.1177/07316844231159134
DO - 10.1177/07316844231159134
M3 - Article
JO - Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites
JF - Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites
SN - 0731-6844
ER -