Resin transfer molding (RTM) in polymer matrix composites

Sozer, Emre; Šimáček, Pavel; Advani, Suresh G.

doi:10.1533/9780857096258.3.243

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“…Compression moulding [80], extrusion moulding [81,82] and injection moulding [83][84][85] are the most used open moulding techniques for the thermoplastic composites. Hand layup [86,87], resin transfer moulding (RTM) [88], vacuum-assisted resin transfer moulding (VaRTM) [89] and resin film infusion (RFI) [90] are used for the production of thermosetting composites. Figure 5a shows the two most popular open moulding techniques named hand lay-up and spray-up techniques, which are most suitable for the large composite components such as boat hulls, turbine blades, large container tanks, swimming pools and various automotive parts [91].…”

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Plant-Based Natural Fibre Reinforced Composites: A Review on Fabrication, Properties and Applications

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The increasing global environmental concerns and awareness of renewable green resources is continuously expanding the demand for eco-friendly, sustainable and biodegradable natural fibre reinforced composites (NFRCs). Natural fibres already occupy an important place in the composite industry due to their excellent physicochemical and mechanical properties. Natural fibres are biodegradable, biocompatible, eco-friendly and created from renewable resources. Therefore, they are extensively used in place of expensive and non-renewable synthetic fibres, such as glass fibre, carbon fibre and aramid fibre, in many applications. Additionally, the NFRCs are used in automobile, aerospace, personal protective clothing, sports and medical industries as alternatives to the petroleum-based materials. To that end, in the last few decades numerous studies have been carried out on the natural fibre reinforced composites to address the problems associated with the reinforcement fibres, polymer matrix materials and composite fabrication techniques in particular. There are still some drawbacks to the natural fibre reinforced composites (NFRCs)—for example, poor interfacial adhesion between the fibre and the polymer matrix, and poor mechanical properties of the NFRCs due to the hydrophilic nature of the natural fibres. An up-to-date holistic review facilitates a clear understanding of the behaviour of the composites along with the constituent materials. This article intends to review the research carried out on the natural fibre reinforced composites over the last few decades. Furthermore, up-to-date encyclopaedic information about the properties of the NFRCs, major challenges and potential measures to overcome those challenges along with their prospective applications have been exclusively illustrated in this review work. Natural fibres are created from plant, animal and mineral-based sources. The plant-based cellulosic natural fibres are more economical than those of the animal-based fibres. Besides, these pose no health issues, unlike mineral-based fibres. Hence, in this review, the NFRCs fabricated with the plant-based cellulosic fibres are the main focus.

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Plant-Based Natural Fibre Reinforced Composites: A Review on Fabrication, Properties and Applications

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“…Potter (1999) [18] provides a history of the RTM process over the last 60 years and identifies the developments that have taken place over this period. The process is described in detail by [19].…”

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“…A number of variations of VARI and RTM processes have been developed to reduce processing times/costs or for particular applications [10,19]. These include: These processes are described briefly:…”

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Manufacturing processes for composite materials and components for aerospace applications

McIlhagger

Archer

McIlhagger

2015

Polymer Composites in the Aerospace Industry

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“…A factor influencing this is the presence of voids or porosity in the as‐deposited layers. Many conventional composite processing techniques are carried out under low pressure conditions, as in a vacuum bag, or using a pressure differential such as autoclave . to reduce void formation in the fabricated composites.…”

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Low‐pressure additive manufacturing of continuous fiber‐reinforced polymer composites

O'Connor¹,

Dowling

2019

Polymer Composites

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Continuous fiber-reinforced polymer composites have found a wide range of applications in the automotive and aerospace industry due to their lightweight properties. Recently the use of additive manufacturing (AM) has been developed for the fabrication of these composites. This study investigates the use of both atmospheric and, for the first time, low-pressure (1 Pa) processing conditions for the AM of continuous carbon, glass, and Kevlar fiber-reinforced nylon composites. Differential scanning calorimetry was used to compare the thermal properties of the three types of fiberreinforced filament prior to printing. It was found that the melting peak was dependent on filament type, which can be related to the polymer processing conditions used during their fabrication. Based on computed tomography measurements, it was found that the use of low-pressure printing conditions yielded a reduction in porosity for the carbon, glass, and Kevlar printed composites of 5.7%, 1.0%, and 1.7%, respectively.The mechanical properties of the composites were compared, using a short beam shear test, which assisted in the measurement of interlaminar properties. An increase in interlaminar shear strength of 33%, 22%, and 12% was obtained for the carbon, glass, and Kevlar fiber-reinforced polymer composites, respectively, when printed under low pressure, compared with that obtained at atmospheric pressure. K E Y W O R D S3D printing, additive manufacturing, fiber-reinforced polymeric composite, low pressure, vacuum

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Resin transfer molding (RTM) in polymer matrix composites

Cited by 48 publications

References 64 publications

Plant-Based Natural Fibre Reinforced Composites: A Review on Fabrication, Properties and Applications

Plant-Based Natural Fibre Reinforced Composites: A Review on Fabrication, Properties and Applications

Manufacturing processes for composite materials and components for aerospace applications

Low‐pressure additive manufacturing of continuous fiber‐reinforced polymer composites

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