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Title: | Reproducibility Study of the Thermoplastic Resin Transfer Molding Process for Glass Fiber Reinforced Polyamide 6 Composites |
Author: | Martins, Filipe P. Santos, Laura Torcato, Ricardo Lima, Paulo S. Oliveira, José M. |
Keywords: | Glass fiber In situ polymerization Polyamide 6 composites T-RTM Thermoplastic matrix |
Issue Date: | Jul-2023 |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Abstract: | Polyamide 6 (PA6) thermoplastic composites have higher recyclability potential when compared to conventional thermoset composites. A disruptive liquid molding manufacturing technology named Thermoplastic Resin Transfer Molding (T-RTM) can be used for processing composites due to the low viscosity of the monomers and additives. In this process, polymerization, crystallization and shrinkage occur almost at the same time. If these phenomena are not controlled, they can compromise the reproducibility and homogeneity of the parts. This work studied the influence of packing pressure, as a process variable, throughout the filling and polymerization stages. To assess the process reproducibility and parts' homogeneity, physical, thermal and mechanical properties were analyzed in different areas of neat PA6 and composite parts. This study showed that a two-stage packing pressure can be successfully used to increase parts' homogeneity and process reproducibility. The use of 3.5 bar packing pressure during the polymerization stage resulted in mechanical properties with lower standard deviations, indicating a higher degree of homogeneity of the manufactured parts and higher process reproducibility. These results will be used for establishing the actual state of the technology and will be a base for future process optimization. |
Peer review: | yes |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10773/40373 |
DOI: | 10.3390/ma16134652 |
ISSN: | 1996-1944 |
Appears in Collections: | TEMA - Artigos CICECO - Artigos ESAN - Artigos |
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