Automotive and construction applications of fiber reinforced composites

Mármol, Gonzalo; Ferreira, Diana P.; Fangueiro, Raúl

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-821090-1.00009-0

Cited by 13 publications

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“…There are different types of GFRP composites on the market including A-GFRP, C-GFRP, D-GFRP, E-GFRP, R-GFRP, and S-GFRP [ 84 ]. Nonetheless, 90% of the GFRP composites are represented by E-glass due to properties such as elastic modulus, flexibility, and strength [ 87 ]. Thus, the most commonly used GFRP composites to manufacture the structures for energy absorption are E-GFRP and S-GFRP [ 71 , 88 , 89 ].…”

Section: Glass Fiber-reinforced Polymer Compositementioning

confidence: 99%

Lightweight Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite for Automotive Bumper Applications: A Review

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The enhancement of fuel economy and the emission of greenhouse gases are the key growing challenges around the globe that drive automobile manufacturers to produce lightweight vehicles. Additionally, the reduction in the weight of the vehicle could contribute to its recyclability and performance (for example crashworthiness and impact resistance). One of the strategies is to develop high-performance lightweight materials by the replacement of conventional materials such as steel and cast iron with lightweight materials. The lightweight composite which is commonly referred to as fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) composite is one of the lightweight materials to achieve fuel efficiency and the reduction of CO2 emission. However, the damage of FRP composite under impact loading is one of the critical factors which affects its structural application. The bumper beam plays a key role in bearing sudden impact during a collision. Polymer composite materials have been abundantly used in a variety of applications such as transportation industries. The main thrust of the present paper deals with the use of high-strength glass fibers as the reinforcing member in the polymer composite to develop a car bumper beam. The mechanical performance and manufacturing techniques are discussed. Based on the literature studies, glass fiber-reinforced composite (GRP) provides more promise in the automotive industry compared to conventional materials such as car bumper beams.

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Section: Glass Fiber-reinforced Polymer Compositementioning

confidence: 99%

Lightweight Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite for Automotive Bumper Applications: A Review

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“…It is essential for designing advanced structural components for various applications, such as automotives, furniture, low-cost housing, consumer goods, civil structures, marine, and so forth. [1][2][3] In contrast to synthetic glass fiber-reinforced polymer laminates, natural fiber-based polymer laminates are lighter and more environmentally friendly. Some popular natural fibers extracted from plants, such as flax, sisal, hemp, banana, oil palm, kenaf, jute, coir, and so forth, are organic and so-referred to as bio-fibers.…”

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confidence: 99%

Mechanical, thermogravimetric, and dynamic mechanical analysis of basalt and flax fibers intertwined vinyl ester polymer composites

Selvaraj¹,

Rajkumar²,

Ramraji³

2022

Polymer Composites

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The selection of fibers and their stacking sequence, which affect structural integrity and functional properties, are critical parts of polymer composite design. In this work, the influence of various stacking sequences made of basalt and flax fiber layers on the mechanical, thermal, and dynamic mechanical analyses of vinyl ester polymer composites was investigated. The stacking sequence designed by alternate basalt and flax layers showed higher tensile and flexural strengths, with basalt layers in the outer positions. The high‐strength basalt fiber retains considerable stress, particularly in the outer layer, reducing stress transfer to the remaining core layers. The basalt and flax fiber alternative layered sequence with outer basalt layers shows a slightly lower thermal degradation temperature (467°C) than the only basalt layered sequence composite (474°C). Because of the high thermal resistance of the outer basalt layers, heat flow to the next fiber layers is reduced. The dynamic mechanical analysis reveals that the polymer composite intertwined with only basalt fiber was found to have a higher storage modulus. On the other hand, the outer basalt layers intertwined with the core flax layers composite showed a 122% higher damping value than the stacking sequence made of only basalt fiber due to the porous structure of flax fibers dissipating more vibration energy.

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“…Consequently, since the 2010s, car makers have been using composite materials for passenger cells (CFRP), car roofs (both CFRP and GFRP), and fluid filter module (GFRP) of their cars [ 3 , 4 ]. Currently choosing CFRP as a chassis material for vehicles is a good solution because of its high strength and low weight.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Currently choosing CFRP as a chassis material for vehicles is a good solution because of its high strength and low weight. As the production cost of this type of material tends to decrease, different types of CFRP are present in a vehicle chassis, such as the header above the windshield, door sills, transmission tunnel, front-to back and left-to-right roof reinforcement tubes and bows, the B-pillar between front and rear doors which provides structural support for the vehicle roof panel, the C-pillar (the vertical structure behind the rear door), and rear parcel shelf [ 4 ]. GFRP have been gradually used for impact-absorbent automotive parts (such as instrument panel and inner door modules).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Chemical Recycling of Vacuum-Infused Thermoplastic Acrylate-Based Composites Reinforced by Basalt Fabrics

Reckendorf¹,

Sahki²,

Didier³

et al. 2022

Polymers

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The objective of this work was to compare the material recovered from different chemical recycling methodologies for thermoplastic acrylate-based composites reinforced by basalt fabrics and manufactured by vacuum infusion. Recycling was done via chemical dissolution with a preselected adapted solvent. The main goal of the study was to recover undamaged basalt fabrics in order to reuse them as reinforcements for “second-generation” composites. Two protocols were compared. The first one is based on an ultrasound technique, the second one on mechanical stirring. Dissolution kinetics as well as residual resin percentages were evaluated. Several parameters such as dissolution duration, dissolution temperature, and solvent/composite ratio were also studied. Recycled fabrics were characterized through SEM observations. Mechanical and thermomechanical properties of second-generation composites were determined and compared to those of virgin composites (called “first-generation” composites). The results show that the dissolution protocol using a mechanical stirring is more adapted to recover undamaged fabrics with no residual resin on their surface. Moreover, corresponding second-generation composites display equivalent mechanical properties than first generation ones.

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Automotive and construction applications of fiber reinforced composites

Cited by 13 publications

References 107 publications

Lightweight Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite for Automotive Bumper Applications: A Review

Lightweight Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite for Automotive Bumper Applications: A Review

Mechanical, thermogravimetric, and dynamic mechanical analysis of basalt and flax fibers intertwined vinyl ester polymer composites

Chemical Recycling of Vacuum-Infused Thermoplastic Acrylate-Based Composites Reinforced by Basalt Fabrics

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