Thermoplastic fiber-reinforced composites based on noncrimped and multilayered weaves. (October 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kleicke, Roland; Mountasir, Adil; Cherif, Chokri; Hoffmann, Gerald; Franz, Christian
• Is Part Of: Journal of thermoplastic composite materials. Volume 27:Number 10(2014:Nov.)
• Page Start: 1370
• Page End: 1386
• Publication Date: 2014-10
• Subjects: Three-dimensional reinforcement -- hybrid -- impact behavior -- weaving; Thermoplastic composites -- Periodicals; 668.423
• DOI: 10.1177/0892705712473622
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0892-7057

Abstract

Manufacturing of thermoplastic composite based on textile preforms made from hybrid yarns is well suited for the production of fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) in medium- and large-scale production runs. Especially, the consolidation of thermoplastic FRP is currently complicated by the high viscosity of molten material. Woven multilayered and z-reinforced NCF-preforms are very interesting for FRP supposed to withstand three-dimensional loading and impact stress. These preforms with z -directional reinforcement improve the FRP delamination behavior and out-of-plane characteristics. The well-known composite parameters are essential to ensure the use of these materials in a wide range of applications.