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Effect of Cooling Rate on the Mechanical Strength of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Sheets in Press Forming

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The purpose of this study is to elucidate the effect of the cooling rate of the carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) sheets on the mechanical property in the press forming within 1 min cycle time. In order to pay attention only to the compression stage after the deformation stage in press forming, a flat sheet of dimensions 200 mm × 100 mm × 3 mm was produced. It was fabricated by stacking 15 CFRTP sheets of 0.2-mm-thick plain woven fabric impregnated with PA6, preheating them to 280 °C and pressing them at 5 MPa using a die cooled from near the melting temperature of PA6 with various cooling rates. Cooling rate of −26 °C/s with pressure holding time (defined in this study as the period that the pressure sensor detects high pressure) of 7 s and that of −4.4 °C/s with pressure holding time of 18 s gave a flexural strength of 536 and 733 MPa, respectively. It was found that the cooling rate during pressure holding is related to the mechanical property of press-formed CFRTP part.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by A-STEP of the Japan Science and Technology Agency. The author also gratefully acknowledges the work of Mr. Nogata and Mr. Watanabe of our laboratory.

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  1. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma, Kanazawa, 920-1192, Ishikawa, Japan

    D. Tatsuno & T. Yoneyama

  2. Komatsu Industries Corp., 1-1, Shinmachi, Oonomachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-0225, Japan

    K. Kawamoto & M. Okamoto

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Tatsuno, D., Yoneyama, T., Kawamoto, K. et al. Effect of Cooling Rate on the Mechanical Strength of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Sheets in Press Forming. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 26, 3482–3488 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-017-2664-0

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