Comparing Test Methods for the Intra-ply Shear Properties of Uncured Prepreg Tapes

To achieve cost-efficient manufacturing and a high part quality in Thermoset Automated Fiber Placement (TS-AFP), knowledge about the interaction between material and process parameters is of special interest. Material properties of prepregs are well known at the cured state of the resin. However, th...

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Main Authors: Heller Klaus, Hallmannseder Moritz, Colin David, Kind Kalle, Drechsler Klaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2020-04-01
Series:Science and Engineering of Composite Materials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/secm-2020-0009
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Hallmannseder Moritz
Colin David
Kind Kalle
Drechsler Klaus
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description To achieve cost-efficient manufacturing and a high part quality in Thermoset Automated Fiber Placement (TS-AFP), knowledge about the interaction between material and process parameters is of special interest. Material properties of prepregs are well known at the cured state of the resin. However, there are no standardized test procedures for the mechanical behavior of the uncured prepreg tapes. To investigate the intra-ply shear deformation behavior of uncured unidirectional prepreg tapes, we compared several measurement procedures and conducted experiments for rheometer based tests using 8552/AS4 material. We identified a rotational parallel platens rheometer test method and a torsion bar rheometer test method to be suitable. Experiments using both methods revealed that the Torsion Bar Test has a higher repeatability and the analysis is less complex. Furthermore, first results show that changes in material properties caused by aging can be analyzed using this method. In the future,we will use the Torsion Bar Test to characterize changes in deformation behavior due to material aging as well as material modifications. By this, we will be able to provide data for the material modeling thus enabling the prediction of lay-up defects such as buckling due to steering.
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spelling doaj.art-deefb7a194a74d91ad7ad68143139de82022-12-21T18:23:52ZengDe GruyterScience and Engineering of Composite Materials0792-12332191-03592020-04-01271899610.1515/secm-2020-0009secm-2020-0009Comparing Test Methods for the Intra-ply Shear Properties of Uncured Prepreg TapesHeller Klaus0Hallmannseder Moritz1Colin David2Kind Kalle3Drechsler Klaus4Chair of Carbon Composites, TUM Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstr. 15, 85748Garching, GermanyChair of Carbon Composites, TUM Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstr. 15, 85748Garching, GermanyChair of Carbon Composites, TUM Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstr. 15, 85748Garching, GermanyChair of Carbon Composites, TUM Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstr. 15, 85748Garching, GermanyChair of Carbon Composites, TUM Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Boltzmannstr. 15, 85748Garching, GermanyTo achieve cost-efficient manufacturing and a high part quality in Thermoset Automated Fiber Placement (TS-AFP), knowledge about the interaction between material and process parameters is of special interest. Material properties of prepregs are well known at the cured state of the resin. However, there are no standardized test procedures for the mechanical behavior of the uncured prepreg tapes. To investigate the intra-ply shear deformation behavior of uncured unidirectional prepreg tapes, we compared several measurement procedures and conducted experiments for rheometer based tests using 8552/AS4 material. We identified a rotational parallel platens rheometer test method and a torsion bar rheometer test method to be suitable. Experiments using both methods revealed that the Torsion Bar Test has a higher repeatability and the analysis is less complex. Furthermore, first results show that changes in material properties caused by aging can be analyzed using this method. In the future,we will use the Torsion Bar Test to characterize changes in deformation behavior due to material aging as well as material modifications. By this, we will be able to provide data for the material modeling thus enabling the prediction of lay-up defects such as buckling due to steering.https://doi.org/10.1515/secm-2020-0009automated fiber placementprepreg agingrheometer
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Hallmannseder Moritz
Colin David
Kind Kalle
Drechsler Klaus
Comparing Test Methods for the Intra-ply Shear Properties of Uncured Prepreg Tapes
Science and Engineering of Composite Materials
automated fiber placement
prepreg aging
rheometer
title Comparing Test Methods for the Intra-ply Shear Properties of Uncured Prepreg Tapes
title_full Comparing Test Methods for the Intra-ply Shear Properties of Uncured Prepreg Tapes
title_fullStr Comparing Test Methods for the Intra-ply Shear Properties of Uncured Prepreg Tapes
title_full_unstemmed Comparing Test Methods for the Intra-ply Shear Properties of Uncured Prepreg Tapes
title_short Comparing Test Methods for the Intra-ply Shear Properties of Uncured Prepreg Tapes
title_sort comparing test methods for the intra ply shear properties of uncured prepreg tapes
topic automated fiber placement
prepreg aging
rheometer
url https://doi.org/10.1515/secm-2020-0009
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