Adhesion problematics and curing kinetics in a thermosetting matrix for stitch-free non-crimp fabric

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Abstract

Non-crimp fabrics (NCF) have become established in the fields of the automotive, aircraft, and wind power industries, which has led to an increasing demand of fiber plastic composites. In order to utilize the known excellent load-bearing properties of NCF and also to reduce the related disadvantages such as fiber undulation caused by stitching yarn, inclusions of resin and filament breakage by the stitch-bonding process have to be addressed. Hence, an alternative manufacturing technology is presented. This technology is defined by the punctiform application of a polyester hot melt adhesive to enable different geometries of NCF and ensure the position of the high-performance fiber in the load direction. The new manufacturing process, on the one hand, demands new testing methods to investigate the adhesion between the used adhesive and high-performance fibers, while, on the other, the surface of the adherend (carbon fiber) needs to be improved. Oxyfluorination is used here for the surface modification. Different tests such as peel test, shear test and transverse tensile test were developed and evaluated with different adhesives and high-performance yarns based on glass and carbon. The influence of the used copolyester hot melt on the curing kinetics of an epoxy matrix was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry using quasi-isothermal and non-isothermal measurements. In addition, the interface between the thermoplastic epoxy resin and the copolyester hot melt was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy.

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1413-1424
Number of pages12
JournalTextile Reseach Journal
Volume86
Issue number13
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2016
Peer-reviewedYes

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Scopus 84977496761
WOS 000380064100006
ArXiv https://doi.org/10.1177/0040517515612360
ORCID /0000-0003-0423-4093/work/142239580

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  • Kohlenstoffaser, Klebstoff, Verbund