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Effect of Polymer Form and its Consolidation on Mechanical Properties and Quality of Glass/PBT Composites

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The aim of this study was to understand the role of the processing in determining the mechanical properties of glass fibre reinforced polybutylene terephthalate composites (Glass/PBT). Unidirectional (UD) composite laminates were manufactured by the vacuum consolidation technique using three different material systems included in this study; Glass/CBT (CBT160 powder based resin), Glass/PBT (prepreg tapes), and Glass/PBT (commingled yarns). The different types of thermoplastic polymer resin systems used for the manufacturing of the composite UD laminate dictate the differences in final mechanical properties which were evaluated by through compression, flexural and short beam transverse bending tests. Microscopy was used to evaluate the quality of the processed laminates, and fractography was used to characterize the observed failure modes. The study provides an improved understanding of the relationships between processing methods, resin characteristics, and mechanical performance of thermoplastic resin composite materials.

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This work is a part of the project “Blade King” supported by the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation. Special thanks to Aage Lystrup for assisting with the experimental work at the DTU Wind Energy - composite materials laboratory. The authors would also like to thank the material (resin) suppliers Cyclics Corporation, USA, Owens Corning, France, Ticona, Germany, and Jonam Composites ltd, UK, for their support and useful discussions in carrying out this research study.

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Durai Prabhakaran, R.T., Pillai, S., Charca, S. et al. Effect of Polymer Form and its Consolidation on Mechanical Properties and Quality of Glass/PBT Composites. Appl Compos Mater 21, 301–324 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-013-9340-9

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