Damage Analysis of Thermoplastic Composites with Embedded Metal Inserts Using In Situ Computed Tomography
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Material Specification
2.2. Specimen Preparation
2.3. Test Setup and Procedure
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions and Outlook
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
MDPI | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
CT | Computed tomography |
GF | Glass fibre |
PP | Polypropylene |
TPCs | Thermoplastic composites |
UD | Unidirectional |
V-DIC | Volumetric digital image correlation |
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Process Parameter | Unit | Value |
---|---|---|
Heating temperature TPC | °C | 210 |
Mould temperature | °C | 40 |
Moulding pressure | bar | 8 |
Pressing area | ||
Max. feed force of the pin tool | kN | 3 |
Feed rate of the pin tool | 230 | |
Max. feed force of the counterpunch | kN | 6 |
Feed rate of the counterpunch | 160 |
Parameter | Unit | Value |
---|---|---|
X-ray voltage | 80 | |
Tube current | μA | 250 |
Exposure time | 2000 | |
X-ray projections | - | 2880 (8 per 1°) |
Source-object-distance | 68 | |
Source-image-distance | 439 | |
Voxel size | μm | |
Filter | - | mm copper |
Parameter | Unit | Value |
---|---|---|
X-ray voltage | 150 | |
Tube current | μA | 250 |
Exposure time | 500 | |
X-ray projections | - | 1440 (4 per 1°) |
Source-object distance | ||
Source-image distance | ||
Voxel size | μm | |
Filter | - | mm copper |
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Troschitz, J.; Füßel, R.; Kupfer, R.; Gude, M. Damage Analysis of Thermoplastic Composites with Embedded Metal Inserts Using In Situ Computed Tomography. J. Compos. Sci. 2022, 6, 287. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6100287
Troschitz J, Füßel R, Kupfer R, Gude M. Damage Analysis of Thermoplastic Composites with Embedded Metal Inserts Using In Situ Computed Tomography. Journal of Composites Science. 2022; 6(10):287. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6100287
Chicago/Turabian StyleTroschitz, Juliane, René Füßel, Robert Kupfer, and Maik Gude. 2022. "Damage Analysis of Thermoplastic Composites with Embedded Metal Inserts Using In Situ Computed Tomography" Journal of Composites Science 6, no. 10: 287. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs6100287