TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of Polymer Form and its Consolidation on Mechanical Properties and Quality of Glass/PBT Composites
AU - Raghavalu Thirumalai, Durai Prabhakaran
AU - Pillai, Saju
AU - Charca, Samuel
AU - Ataollahi, Simin
AU - Knudsen, Hans
AU - Løgstrup Andersen, Tom
AU - Bech, Jakob Ilsted
AU - Thybo Thomsen, Ole
AU - Lilholt, Hans
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The aim of this study was to understand the role of the processing in determining the mechanical properties of glass fibre reinforced polybutylene terephthalate composites (Glass/PBT). Unidirectional (UD) composite laminates were manufactured by the vacuum consolidation technique using three different material systems included in this study; Glass/CBT (CBT160 powder based resin), Glass/PBT (prepreg tapes), and Glass/PBT (commingled yarns). The different types of thermoplastic polymer resin systems used for the manufacturing of the composite UD laminate dictate the differences in final mechanical properties which were evaluated by through compression, flexural and short beam transverse bending tests. Microscopy was used to evaluate the quality of the processed laminates, and fractography was used to characterize the observed failure modes. The study provides an improved understanding of the relationships between processing methods, resin characteristics, and mechanical performance of thermoplastic resin composite materials.
AB - The aim of this study was to understand the role of the processing in determining the mechanical properties of glass fibre reinforced polybutylene terephthalate composites (Glass/PBT). Unidirectional (UD) composite laminates were manufactured by the vacuum consolidation technique using three different material systems included in this study; Glass/CBT (CBT160 powder based resin), Glass/PBT (prepreg tapes), and Glass/PBT (commingled yarns). The different types of thermoplastic polymer resin systems used for the manufacturing of the composite UD laminate dictate the differences in final mechanical properties which were evaluated by through compression, flexural and short beam transverse bending tests. Microscopy was used to evaluate the quality of the processed laminates, and fractography was used to characterize the observed failure modes. The study provides an improved understanding of the relationships between processing methods, resin characteristics, and mechanical performance of thermoplastic resin composite materials.
U2 - 10.1007/s10443-013-9340-9
DO - 10.1007/s10443-013-9340-9
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0929-189X
VL - 21
SP - 301
EP - 324
JO - Applied Composite Materials
JF - Applied Composite Materials
ER -