Filament wound products made with thermoplastic matrix towpregs

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2012

Authors

Silva, JF (Author) Other; Nunes, JP (Author) Other; António Torres Marques (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: ECCM 2012 - Composites at Venice, Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Composite Materials

15th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites at Venice, ECCM 2012

Venice, 24 June 2012 through 28 June 2012

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Authenticus ID: P-009-P08

Abstract (EN): Cost-effective glass-reinforced thermoplastic matrix towpregs produced by a powder coating line were used to manufacture composite pipes by filament winding. A conventional 6 axes filament-winding equipment was adapted for processing such structures. The influence of the filament winding speed and mandrel temperature on the composite final properties was studied in the present work. An optimized processing window was established by comparing the composite theoretical expected mechanical properties with the experimentally obtained ones. The final properties determined on the produced pipes and structures and the technological changes introduced to the conventional filament-winding equipment will be presented and discussed. Besides the processing description and conditions, it will be presented the relationship between processing conditions and mechanical properties.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific