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Manufacturing Optimization and Experimental Investigation of Ex-situ Core-shell Particles Toughened Carbon/Elium® Thermoplastic Composites

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Current research investigates the effect of the core-shell (C/SH) particles in composites manufactured using novel thermoplastic Elium® resin and carbon fiber reinforcement of different areal weights, 200 gsm and 400 gsm bi-angle non-crimp carbon fabrics (NCCFs). The core-shell particles were activated using the ex-situ methodology which involves the activation of particles before the Resin transfer molding (RTM) injection process. Recommended particle activation parameters are established after carrying out a detailed microscopic study to understand the melting and flattening behavior of these particles. Static indentation and damping attributes are studied to understand the influence of C/SH particles added novel carbon/Elium® composite in improving the out-of plane properties and dynamic mechanical attributes respectively. The interply regions were also toughened with the addition of 1% core-shell particles and the intensity of load drop has reduced by 20% while comparing the thick and thin ply NCCF/Elium® composites. Microscopic examination has shown that the core-shell particles helped to spread the damage evenly throughout the specimen and absorbed more energy during the static-indentation. Loss factor or damping for thick ply Elium® composite and thin ply epoxy composite is increased by 19% and 16.4% with the addition of 5% and 1% C/SH particles respectively. The underlying reasons for improvement offered by C/SH particles in quasi-static impact and dynamic mechanical tests are also deliberated in this paper.

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Acknowledgment

The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support from the Institute for Sports Research, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Authors would like to thank Arkema France for providing Elium resin as a part of collaborative projects with Institute for Sports Research, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

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  1. School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore

    Somen K. Bhudolia, Goram Gohel, Sunil C. Joshi & Kah Fai Leong

  2. Institute for Sports Research, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore

    Somen K. Bhudolia, Goram Gohel, Sunil C. Joshi & Kah Fai Leong

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Bhudolia, S.K., Gohel, G., Joshi, S.C. et al. Manufacturing Optimization and Experimental Investigation of Ex-situ Core-shell Particles Toughened Carbon/Elium® Thermoplastic Composites. Fibers Polym 22, 1693–1703 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-021-0819-y

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