Experimental analysis of the influence of thermoplastic veils doped with nanofillers on the thermal properties of fibre-reinforced composites

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Abstract

Fibre-reinforced polymers (FRP) have significant advantages over metals due to their excellent specific mechanical properties. However, their range of application is often limited by insufficient thermal properties. In order to expand the range of applications of thermoplastic composites in particular, it is necessary to improve their thermal properties, especially thermal conductivity. The use of novel veils doped with nanofillers offers a high potential for tailor-made modifications of composite properties depending on the filler used and the composite design. However, the integration of thermoplastic veils with nanofillers into composite structures is associated with some fundamental challenges: modification of the composite design and thus the change of material properties as well as change of the manufacturing process and the process parameters. To investigate these phenomena, polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) veils doped with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were integrated into carbon fibre-reinforced polymers (CFRP) with acrylic resin system. For this purpose, various lay-up setups of the fibre reinforcement and the modified veils were defined and the composite structures were fabricated using the wet compression moulding (WCM) process. The influence of the process parameters on the infiltration and consolidation of the composite structure with acrylic resin was investigated. The composite structures were evaluated using non-destructive testing methods such as ultrasonic as well as microscopic observations. In addition, extensive thermal and mechanical tests were carried out to determine the influence of the integrated veils on the composite properties and compared with reference structures. As a result, a basis for a model-based and integrated material development process was created.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 10th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Materials (Smart 2023)
Pages1646-1656
Number of pages11
ISBN (electronic)978-960-88104-6-4
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

Title10th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Materials
Abbreviated titleSMART 2023
Conference number10
Duration3 - 5 July 2023
Website
LocationUniversity of Patras
CityPatras
CountryGreece

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-8854-7726/work/143496308
ORCID /0000-0003-1370-064X/work/143496845
Mendeley b315e043-6ced-3335-af98-8de4de06c039
unpaywall 10.7712/150123.9936.445021

Keywords

Keywords

  • nanomaterials, thermoplastic fibre composites, thermal conductivity, heat transfer